Very nice book for students to get familiar with diary methods: easy to read and understand.
Very interesting book about diary methods which are frequently used in occupational therapy research. Easy to read and understandable for students.
This book has been adopted as a recommended text on the module and I am recommending it to students using Diary Methods for the final year dissertation projects.
This book has been adopted as a recommended text and I am recommending it to students studying on the MSc conversion award who are using diary methods in their dissertation research
I found the book to be immensly informative - it elucidates ways of thinking and viewing what we experience and suggests on how to systematically deal with it. As a pilot situation, I used the book in testing the methods with three students. I will continue to use this book and will recommend it as necessary reading in our class which involves keeping a diary of social work practice experiences and subsequent analysis.
A worthy book if considering adopting diary method for research.
A very good book supplementing our research interests
I have already recommended the book to Sports Medicine MSc students (20 or so) for their projects, as I thought it well suited to their needs. I was originally worried about the format, as it does not look very user friendly, but the style of writing makes it easily digestible and the content is interesting and without waffle. The book nicely covers general theory and approaches as well as diary methods, making it well suited to students for other reasons than its title suggests, and it has a very practical application.
This book provides researchers with a really useful alternative methodolgy for recording thoughts and feelings. It provides a refreshing alternative to the more usual methods of collecting qualitative data. Because it is written in a clear, acessible style, it will be useful accross the board from Levels 4-6.
The book begins by explaining why and when to use the diary method. Next followins a thorough narration about how to apply the method in your own research. Finally, the author ends with guiding you in the analysis and interpretation of the results.
The book is very readable, also for researcher unfamiliar with the method because the author did not assume any prior knowledge on the topic.
This is only one aspect of the course - hence it can only be recommended - however its focus is unique and therefore very useful.
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