Providing a comprehensive guide to devising an effective research design, Uwe Flick discusses each stage of the process of designing qualitative research in detail, including formulating a research design, selecting an appropriate strategy, conceptual framework and data source, and collecting and analyzing data.
本書旨在探討生命故事研究的方法論，聚焦於文本閱讀、資料分析，以及質性報告中經常被遺漏或忽略的主題。我們的目標在於透過一個閱讀和分類文本的嶄新模式，來傳授讀者如何閱讀、分析和詮釋生命故事的素材，並以我們實證研究工作中的實例來說明這些技術與程序的運用。
This is the most comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods in social research. The editors bring together key contributions from the field which reflect different interpretations of the purpose and capacity of case study research. The address issues such as: the problem of generalizing from study of a small number of cases; and the role of case study in developing and testing theories.
The editors offer in-depth assessments of the main arguments. An annotated bibliography of the literature dealing with case study research makes this an exhaustive and indispensable guide.
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《質的研究方法與社會科學研究》是國內第一部系統評介“質的研究方法”（qualitative research）的專著，對目前國際社會科學界提出的有關理論問題以及新近發展出來的操作手段進行了深入的探討，並結合有關西方學者以及作者自己的研究實例對其進行了生動的展示和說明。“質的研究方法”目前在社會科學研究領域是與“量的研究方法”相提並論、交相輝映的一種研究方法，它要求研究者深入社會現象，通過親身體驗了解研究對象的存在方式和意義解釋，在原始資料的基礎之上建立相關理論。 
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本書作者維克托·E·弗蘭克爾博士是奧地利著名的神經病學和精神病學教授，維也納第三心理治療學派創始人。二次世界大戰期間，他被囚禁納粹集中營整整三年，轉輾於奧斯威辛、達豪等四所集中營，是少數幸存者之一。他的父母、兄弟、妻子等全家人除了一個妹妹以外全部死於集中營。集中營的非人生活使囚犯從活生生的人成為一個個號碼，除了自身赤裸的軀殼以外，喪失了所有一切。作者就是在這種一無所有狀況下，發現人擁有選擇人生態度的自由，這是任何人都無法剝奪的。當一個人領悟到生命的意義和目的，就有意想不到的無窮無盡力量，能夠毫不畏懼地經受任何艱辛困苦。作者從親身經歷體驗，根據存在主義哲學思想，提出了意義療法，發展成為繼弗洛伊德和阿德勒之後又一心理治療學派。 
本書通過分析音樂的各種要素和結構，深入淺出地敘述了有關音樂欣賞的一切必要知識，某些篇章內容超過了單純音樂欣賞的范圍， 而具有學理性探討價值，不僅對音樂愛好者，就是對大多數專業音樂工作者也可能有一定的參考價值。
本書利用國內外收藏的明清土地契約，對明清時代的經濟結構、土地制度和土地契約關係的特點，地權分化的歷史運動，貴族地主經濟、庶民地主經濟和山區經濟的變化等問題，作了新的探索，進行了綜合性的研究，在法學、比較史學的觀照下，以民間文書證史，揭示出中國古代土地所有權的豐富內涵。圍繞山東、安徽、浙江、江蘇、福建、台灣、廣東、廣西的土地契約關係的特點，進行區域性的專題考察。兩方面互為補充，彼此參照連貫，深入闡述了明清時代乃至秦漢以降中國古代農村社會經濟的結構及其演變趨勢，為研究中國契約學、明清社會經濟史拓展了新途徑。
James Paul Gee writes, 'I want to talk about video games-yes, even violent video games-and say some positive things about them.' With this simple but explosive salvo, one of America's most well-respected professors of education looks seriously at the unexpected good that can come from playing video games. Gee is interested in the cognitive development that can occur when someone is trying to escape a maze, find a hidden treasure, or even blast away an enemy with a high-powered rifle. Talking about his own experience learning and using games as diverse as Tomb Raider and Arcanum, Gee looks at major specific cognitive activities including: -How individuals develop a sense of identity -How one grasps meaning -How one evaluates and follows a command -How one picks a role model -How one perceives the world. This is a groundbreaking book that illuminates and develops a new electronic method of education and shows the positive upside it has for learning.
本書全面介紹了視覺文化這個令人興奮的跨學科研究領域。通過追溯從繪畫到萬維網的視覺文化的歷史和理論，本書追問：為何視覺媒介會在當代日常生活中佔據如此重要的位置。米爾佐夫提出，是視覺而非文本正在日益成為我們了解當代世界的主要方式。這是一本富有原創性的著作，研究透徹，文筆迷人，對於分析和理解視覺文化做出了獨特的貢獻。米爾佐夫對材料的精湛運用使本書成為一本非常及時的著作，將能立即吸引住許多讀者。
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Every day we make decisions: about the things that we buy or the meals we eat; about the investments we make or our children's health and education; even the causes that we champion or the planet itself. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly.
