Background Systematic reviews that address policy and practice questions in relation to
complex interventions frequently need not only to assess the efficacy of a given intervention …

Abstract In our Decade Award-winning article from 2011 we argued that it is not possible to
explain social phenomena without consideration of their contexts. However, a persistent …

This paper notes that, in the field of education and beyond, the term 'ethnography'has
acquired a range of meanings, and comes in many different versions, these often reflecting …

Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes--instead, they typically stem
from a myriad of interwoven factors that are often difficult to untangle. Drawing on set theory …

For many post-graduate students undertaking a research project for the first time is a
daunting prospect. Gaining the knowledge and skills needed to do research typically has to …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme
and is available on www. bloomsburycollections. com. This book invites readers to explore …

The relationship between research, on the one side, and politics, policymaking and other
forms of social practice, on the other, has long been a matter of public concern. Indeed, it …

This accessible, alphabetical guide provides concise insights into a variety of digital
research methods, incorporating introductory knowledge with practical application and …

Charles Ragin's crisp set and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (csQCA and
fsQCA) are being used by increasing numbers of social scientists interested in combining …

Both Rational Action Theory (RAT) and Bourdieu's habitus theory are employed to explain
educational decision-making. RAT assumes that decision-making involves cost-benefit …