{"product_id":"qualitative-disaster-research-paperback","title":"Qualitative Disaster Research - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrenda D. Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Research \u003c\/em\u003eseries focuses on the process of writing up social research. The series is broken down into three categories: \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Statistics, Understanding Measurement, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Qualitative Research\u003c\/em\u003e. The books provide researchers with guides to understanding, writing, and evaluating social research. Each volume demonstrates how research should be represented, including how to write up the methodology as well as the research findings. Each volume also reviews how to appropriately evaluate published research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResearch that occurs in the context of emergencies and disasters requires attention to challenging contexts and circumstances. \u003cem\u003eQualitative Disaster Research\u003c\/em\u003e walks readers through the ways in which those contexts can be managed to produce careful, rigorous, and scholarly work. Each chapter provides an overview of approaches, methods, and techniques with illustrations from established disaster studies. Step-by-step instructions outline ways to gather, analyze, and write up qualitative field data. User-friendly examples show readers how to move from initial research ideas to final publication. Throughout the volume, readers find helpful suggestions for a range of field-based scenarios.\u003cem\u003e Qualitative Disaster Research\u003c\/em\u003e stands out of the first volume of its kind with the singular intent to serve as a guide to those new to or wanting a refresher course in disaster studies. Students and faculty will find the book approachable and ideal for use in training the next generation of disaster\u003cbr\u003eresearchers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrenda Phillips is Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University. She co-edited \u003cem\u003eWomen and Disasters: From Theory to Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, and is the author of \u003cem\u003eDisaster Recovery\u003c\/em\u003e and the lead researcher for a National Council on Disability project titled \u003cem\u003eEffective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities\u003c\/em\u003e. Professor Phillips has conducted research on disaster vulnerability since 1982, beginning as a student of E.L. Quarantelli at The Ohio State University's Disaster Research Center. Her published research can be found in a variety of journals including the \u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Disaster Prevention, Disasters, Humanity and Society, the Journal of Emergency Management, Natural Hazards Review, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEnvironmental Hazards\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been funded multiple times by the National Science Foundation to study disasters and vulnerable populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754030792992,"sku":"9780199796175","price":121.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b2ac09044d9aabd8d19143345a7d24d2.webp?v=1780031844","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/qualitative-disaster-research-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}