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Social Research Association Shorts

Series editors (representatives from the Social Research Association Trustees): Patten Smith, Ipsos MORI Research Methods Centre, and Ivana La Valle, University of East London & independent consultant.

The SRA Shorts Series are a research methods series using the Policy Press Shorts format. They provide research practitioners, academics and research users with short, high-quality and focused guides to specific topics within the field of social research methods.

The series aims include providing a voice for social research and practical guidance for researchers to improve research quality. It will focus on social research and practice, offering the chance to highlight the impact of research on practice and policy and draw attention to new and innovative research methods.

Features of the series

  • Titles will be between 20,000 words (50 pages) and 50,000 (150 pages)
  • The content will be practical and accessible
  • Titles will be of interest to an international audience


 If you would like to submit a proposal for the series, or would like to discuss ideas, please email Paul Stevens at Bristol University Press: paul.stevens@bristol.ac.uk.

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Social Research with Children and Young People

A Practical Guide

This book provides a practical and concise introductory guide to doing research with children and young people, outlining the benefits and challenges along with key ethical, methodological and other considerations. Throughout, there are practical examples, checklists and top tips to aid the reader.

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Consulting Skills for Social Researchers

This practitioner-oriented text is the first to help social researchers define research projects, manage the social research process, engage with stakeholders and influence change. It will be invaluable for all those commissioning, managing and conducting social research.

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Demystifying Evaluation

Practical Approaches for Researchers and Users

Demystifying evaluation is an accessible introductory guide explaining the options open to evaluators and how to make appropriate choices of research methods and covering issues such as managing expectations of evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods, engaging stakeholders and providing action-orientated approaches to help end-users.

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