Social Research Methods: Pearson New International Edition

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
7e édition

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Éditeur
Pearson Education
Édition
7
Auteur
Lawrence Neuman,
Langue
anglais
BISAC Subject Heading
SOC024000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research > SOC027000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics > POL019000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
BIC subject category (UK)
JKS Social welfare & social services > JHBC Social research & statistics
Code publique Onix
05 Enseignement supérieur
Date de première publication du titre
01 novembre 2013
Subject Scheme Identifier Code
Classification thématique Thema: Assistance sociale et services sociaux
Classification thématique Thema: Recherche sociale et statistiques

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Date de publication
01 novembre 2013
ISBN-13
9781292033617
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Nombre de pages de contenu principal : 608
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1292033614
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IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

 


 

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS


 

Part I Foundations

Chapter 1 Why Do Research?

Chapter 2 What Are the Major Types of Social Research?

Chapter 3 Theory and Research
Chapter 4 The Meanings of Methodology
Chapter 5 How to Review the Literature and Conduct Ethical Studies

 

Part II Planning and Preparation

Chapter 6 Strategies of Research Design

Chapter 7 Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement
Chapter 8 Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

 

Part III Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis

Chapter 9 Experimental Research

Chapter 10 Survey Research

Chapter 11 Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Chapter 12 Analysis of Quantitative Data

 

Part IV Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

Chapter 13 Field Research and Focus Group Research
Chapter 14 Historical-Comparative Research
Chapter 15 Analysis of Qualitative Data

 

Part V Communicating with Others
Chapter 16 Writing the Research Report and the Politics of Social Research

 

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Part I  Foundations

 

Chapter 1 Why Do Research?

Alternatives to Social Science Research

What Research Involves: A Scientific Approach

Varieties of Social Research

Steps in the Research Process

Why Learn How to Conduct Social Research

 

Chapter 2 What Are the Major Types of Social Research?

Use and Audience of Research

Purpose of Research

Within or Across Case

Single or Multiple Points in Time

Data Collection Techniques

 

Chapter 3 Theory and Research

What Is Theory?

Social Theory versus Ideology

The Parts of Theory

 

Chapter 4 The Meanings of Methodology

Philosophical Foundations

The Three Approaches

Positivist Social Science

Interpretative Social Science

Critical Social Science

Feminist and Postmodern Research

 

Chapter 5 How to Review the Literature and Conduct Ethical Studies

The Literature Review

Ethics in Social Research

 

Part II  Planning and Preparation

 

Chapter 6 Strategies of Research Design

Triangulation

Qualitative and Quantitative Orientations Toward Research

Qualitative Design Issues

Quantitative Design Issues

 

Chapter 7 Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

The Need for Measurement

Quanitative and Qualtitative Measurement

The Measurement Process

Reliability and Validity

A Guide to Quantitative Measurement

Scales and Indexes

 

Chapter 8 Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Reasons for Sampling

Sampling Strategies


Part III Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis

 

Chapter 9 Experimental Research

Appropriate Technique

A Short History of the Experiment

Random Assignment

Experimental Design Logic

Internal and External Validity

Practical Considerations

Results of Experimental Research: Making Comparisons

A Word on Ethics

 

Chapter 10 Survey Research

A History of Survey Research

The Logic of Survey Research

Construction of the Questionnaire

Types of Surveys: Advantages and Disadvantages

Survey Interviewing

The Ethical Survey

 

Chapter 11 Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis

Nonreactive Measurement

Content Analysis

Existing Statistics/Documents and Secondary Analysis

Secondary Analysis of Survey Data

Issues of Inference and Theory Testing

Ethical Concerns

 

Chapter 12 Analysis of Quantitative Data

Dealing with Data

Results with One Variable

Results with Two Variables

More than Two Variables

Inferential Statistics

 

Part IV  Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis

 

Chapter 13 Field Research and Focus Group Research

Understanding Field Research

The Field Research Interview

Data Quality

Ethical Dilemmas of Field Research

Focus Group Research

 

Chapter 14 Analysis of Qualitative Data

Comparison of Methods of Data Analysis

Coding and Concept Formation

Analytic Strategies for Qualitative Data

Other Techniques


Part V  Communicating with Others

 

Chapter 15 Writing the Research Report and the Politics of Social Research

The Research Report

The Politics of Social Research

Objectivity and Value Freedom

 

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

 


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