An in-depth glossary, this accessible book successfully introduces students to the key concepts and terms used in social research. Terms are organised alphabetically and fully cross-referenced for use of ease. Suggestions for further reading help to consolidate knowledge and aids understanding.
The key concepts discussed here are based on a review of teaching syllabi and the authors′ experience of many years of teaching.
This book is a major addition to undergraduate reading lists.
Concepts include: Action research Chaos theory Discourse analysis Epistemology Literature review Interviewing Social constructivism World view With thematic further reading stretching across the social sciences, Research Methods: The Key ...
"This is a splendid book, providing a readable and reliable guide to a very large range of topics and literature... the author brings together, as few of us can, the details of research methodology and practice with broader philosophical ...
Wide ranging and interdisciplinary, the text covers both well-established concepts and emerging ideas, such as big data and network analysis, for qualitative and quantitative research methods.
"This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines.
ing Africa ; Canadian education index ; Child development abstracts and bibliography ; Children's book review index ... Humanities index ; Index to international public opinion ; Index to periodical articles by and about blacks ; Index ...
" - Dominic Malcolm, Loughborough University This book systematically demonstrates the significance and application of research methods in plain language.
... D. 285 Russell, B. 262 Sadler, M. S. 397 Saenz, D. S. 106 Salas, E. 401 Samph, T. 258 Sampson, F. 394–5 Sanders, C. 285 Sanna, ... R. 116 Siegel, J. T. 9, 108,202,233 Siegel, P. M. 283 Siegman, C. R. 77 Sigelman, L. 474 Author Index.
... ecological reasoning in sociology . Using aggregate data , he found that countries with more Protestants had higher suicide rates but his data do not link individual suicides to any particular faith . Hence , it is an ecological fallacy ...