Daily activity sees data constantly flowing through cameras, the internet, satellites, radio frequencies, sensors, private appliances, cars, smartphones, tablets and the like. Among all the tools currently used, mobile devices, especially mobile phones, smartphones and tablets, are the most widespread, with their use becoming prevalent in everyday life within both developed and developing countries.

Research Methods for the Fashion Industry provides readers with a comprehensive look into the skills and techniques required for conducting research. The text is designed for the most effective teaching and retention of the lessons contained in it, using the tried-and-true methods of learning. Discussing the principles of research methods as they apply to fashion, each chapter is divided into three sections: theory, practice, and application. After finishing this text, readers will be able to conduct a research project and analyze the results using critical thinking skills. An informative and useful resource for students, this book can also serve as a reference for industry professionals.

做研究对于中国的许多毕业生和第二语言教师来说是一个谜。本书旨在阐明应用语言学领域，尤其是第二语言习得和教学领域的研究过程。本书是为之前没有研究经验或没有接受过任何正式培训就做过一些研究的人而写的。它对应用语言学毕业生、第二语言教师和教师培训师特别有用。

Cooper and Schindler’s Business Research Methods offers students and instructors thorough coverage of business research topics backed by solid theory.

이 책은 학위논문 과정에서 기본적이면서 꼭 알아야 되는 내용들로 구성되어 있어서 대학원에서 학위논문을 준비하는 대학원생들에게 유용하게 쓰일 수 있을 것이다.

Preliminary considerations: The selection of a Research Approach; Review of the Literature; The Use of Theory; Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations; Designing research: The Introduction, The Purpose Statement, Research Questions and Hypotheses, Quantitative Methods, Quatitative Methods, Mixed Methods Procedures

Research methods in language education have blossomed, diversified, and maturedin the decades between the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Language andEducation, published in 1997, and this third edition. This maturation is evident inthe development of increasingly sophisticated theoretical approaches as well as theadoption and refinement of specialized data collection and analysis techniques, bothof which are described in this volume in great detail in its 39 timely chapters,organized into four sections.

The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is key reading for both experienced and novice researchers in Applied Linguistics as well as anyone undertaking study in this area.

This book advances a framework, a process and compositional approaches for designing a proposal or research in the human, health and social sciences. The ascendency of qualitative research, the emergence of mixed methods approaches and the growth of quantitative designs have created a need for this book's unique comparison of the three approaches to inquiry.

Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods is a practical, comprehensive guide to the collection and presentation of qualitative data. Unique in the market, this book describes the entire research process — from design through writing — illustrated by examples of real, complete qualitative work that clearly demonstrates how methods are used in actual practice.