Qualitative Research: Data Collection and Data Analysis Techniques -2nd Edition (UUM Press)


Book Description

Qualitative Research: Data Collection & Data Analysis Techniques (2nd Edition) has been systematically revised with additional content, more in-depth explanations, and latest references to enhance the knowledge and skills required for those interested in conducting qualitative research. The reader-friendly organisation and writing style of this edition provides guaranteed accessibility to a wide array of readers ranging from established scholars to novice researchers and undergraduates. Each chapter in this edition is set to provide a clear, contextualised and comprehensive coverage of the main qualitative research methods (interviews, focus groups, observations, diary studies, archival document analysis, and content analysis) aimed at equipping readers with a thorough understanding of the design, procedures and skills to effectively undertake qualitative research. At the same time, the authors have anticipated major concerns such as ethical issues that qualitative researchers often face and addressed them in the various chapters. This effort has been made possible through the collaboration involving notable qualitative research scholars from different tertiary institutions – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Puvensvary Muthiah (ELT Consultant), Dr. R. Sivabala Naidu (Taylor’s College), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mastura Badzis (International Islamic University Malaysia), Dr. Radziah Abdul Rahim (formerly attached to National Defense University of Malaysia), Dr. Noor Fadhilah Mat Nayan (University of Reading), and Assoc. Prof. Noor Hashima Abd Aziz (Universiti Utara Malaysia).




Qualitative Research: Data Collection & Data Analysis Techniques (UUM Press)


Book Description

Qualitative Research: Data Collection & Data Analysis Techniques is especially written for anyone who is interested in doing or learning more about qualitative research methods. The reader-friendly organisation and writing style of the book makes it accessible to everyone-academics,professionals, undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, and even for those who are just beginning to explore the field of qualitative research. Each chapter provides a clear, contextualized and comprehensive coverage of the main qualitative research methods (interviews, focus groups, observations, diary studies, archival document, and content analysis) and will thus equip readers with a thorough understanding of the steps and skills to undertake qualitative research effectively. Bringing together qualitative research scholars from three different tertiary institutions in the country – Associate Prof Dr. Puvensvary Muthiah, Dr. Radziah Abdul Rahim, Puan Noor Hashima Abd Aziz, and Noor Fadhilah Mat Nayan, from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mastura Badzis from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and R. Sivabala Naidu from Darulaman Teacher Training Institute, this book addresses some of the most important questions facing students and researchers in qualitative research




Case Studies in Management and Business (Volume 4) (UUM Press)


Book Description

This is the fourth volume of the compilation of case studies by UUM’s Institute of Management and Business Research (IMBRe). Following the successful publication of its three predecessors, the current Volume 4 selects and includes the best Malaysian case studies in the broad areas of management, economics and marketing. It is IMBRe’s aspiration to encourage both academics and students to embrace the case-study approach as an effective pedagogical tool. The cases are designed and written by academics to be used for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, in which the academics themselves, more often than not, serve as instructors. Although each case is written specifically to cater for a particular course, it can be adapted for other related courses.




Pragmatic Approach to Qualitative Case Study Research Learning by Doing: A Case of Distance Learning Research in Malaysia (UUM Press)


Book Description

This book for anyone who wants to undertake an engaging, satisfying, productive, and a more successful career as a qualitative researcher. This book is intended to contribute to the popularisation of qualitative research in Malaysia. Qualitative studies in educational research are very limited in many countries; and to date, there has been very little work done using this form of educational inquiry in Malaysia. The dominant tradition has followed the positivist paradigm. A qualitative case study offers a different approach and generates a range of information of different qualities from that obtained using traditional approaches. This book provides both the theories and practical practices to undertake a qualitative study. The conception of this book began from the assumption that our world is interpreted through language as means of communication and understanding. Writing narratives of experience is becoming a common way of describing how people make sense of their experience or problems at hand. At the root of the naturalistic inquiry exhibited in this book, is an interest in understanding the experience of learners and the meanings they make of the distance learning experience at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). This study was designed as a single case focusing on distance learners of different backgrounds in UUM.




The Routledge Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics


Book Description

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics provides accessible and concise explanations of key concepts and terms related to research methods in applied linguistics. Encompassing the three research paradigms of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, this volume is an essential reference for any student or researcher working in this area. This volume provides: A–Z coverage of 570 key methodological terms from all areas of applied linguistics; detailed analysis of each entry that includes an explanation of the head word, visual illustrations, cross-references to other terms, and further references for readers; an index of core concepts for quick reference. Comprehensively covering research method terminology used across all strands of applied linguistics, this encyclopedia is a must-have reference for the applied linguistics community.




Applying Qualitative Design in Research: Learning by Doing (UUM Press)


Book Description

Qualitative research has never been a popular research design within Malaysian academics and research environment. Understanding the convention and fundamentals of conducting a qualitative research is important as it offers a different approach and generates a range of information of different quality from the quantitative approach. The compilation of the five articles included in this book has been carefully selected so that this book of reading represents different issues and problems that may arise when conducting a qualitative research. This book provides a good description of the research processes and issues that may also be encountered by other researchers especially those that are novice in qualitative research. The readings of the different research compiled in this book will hopefully contribute to the growing field of qualitative research as a research design among educators, researchers and professionals in Malaysia.




Educating Adolescent Girls Around the Globe


Book Description

While many initial education benchmarks are being met, new and continuing challenges exist for adolescent girls in the developing world. Discrimination, violence, marginalization, and health-related issues prevail, making proper education at the middle school level crucial during this unique development time. As we continue to see the expectations for girls grow, education for girls must also find a new place within the evolving norms of political, economic, cultural and social life. This volume takes a global look at the obstacles and enablers in girls’ education that can have lasting institutional, psychological and social consequences. It looks at many complex issues affecting education for adolescent girls around the world, including the underlying global demands for women in the formal workforce and the universal impact of gender-based violence, and provides a critical framework through which researchers may explore and critique these complexities.




Tourism Research in Malaysia: What, Which Way and So What? (UUM Press)


Book Description

This collection offers a sample of contemporary works on tourism and its impact on the Malaysian environment, written by academics from a variety of perspectives. Given the growing body of literature on different aspects of the industry the coverage is by no means representative, let alone exhaustive, of the current discourse. Nonetheless the nineteen chapters cover a range of interests and concerns which have emerged as a consequence of spectacular growth in tourist arrival which currently places Malaysia as one of the most popular destinations in Asia. Recent forecast indicates that the growth trends will continue for at least another decade before the country as a destination approaches maturity. This volume would be a useful reference for students, academic and other researchers who are looking for detailed information to enable them to analyse the impacts and implications of tourism development on the host society.




Understanding Pandemic Challenges: Data-Driven and Computational Approaches (UUM Press)


Book Description

In adherence to a data-driven approach within the realm of scientific perspectives, this work comprises five chapters that delve into various aspects of COVID-19. These chapters range from modelling new COVID-19 cases to examining the behavioural facets tied to the disease. They explore the intricate relationship between COVID-19 cases, the multifaceted impacts of the virus, the evaluation of the nation’s border openness to foreigners, the recovery rates of COVID-19 patients, and the continuous monitoring of new cases. The subsequent three chapters, grouped under the theme of scientific perspectives on lifestyle, concentrate on the repercussions of COVID-19 on life insurance sales, alternative therapies and treatments, as well as the dietary habits and lifestyles of undergraduate university students before and during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period. The final trio of chapters, falling under the innovative ideas on learning perspective, delves into the ramifications of online learning on students’ educational experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. These chapters explore the levels of student motivation in remote learning and optimal classroom layout management amid the pandemic. This book holds value for a diverse audience, including policymakers, researchers, and students aiming to understand the impact of the epidemic on the present state of affairs.







Recent Books