Research Methods for the Social Sciences

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8566-3
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 486 g

Reihe: Guides for the Perplexed

Provides a straightforward but not simplistic guide to research in the social and behavioural sciences: it discuss its value, its limitations and its uses. It tackles difficult issues and concepts in a scholarly but accessible manner, providing ample guidance and signposts to further reading. For some readers it provides a 'stepping stone' to more detailed texts on research methods; for others, it acts as an initial guide in getting them started on their own research project; a third category comprises those readers who wish to, or need to as a result of their job, examine critically the research carried out by others e.g. in the medical profession, speech therapy, social work, education and so on

Zielgruppe

Academics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wellington, Jerry

Szczerbinski, Marcin

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One Introduction to Research
1. A broad introduction to social research
2. Approaches to social research
3. Considering the quality of research: methodology,theory and location

4. The researcher's role and responsibility
Part Two Qualititative Methods - Their Value and Their Limits
5. Some qualitative methods considered
6. Dealing with qualitative data
Part Three The Quantitative Approach: value and limits
7. Dealing with Quantitative Data
8. Psychometrics: measuring traits and states
Part Four Presenting and Disseminating Research
9. Presenting and reporting research

Refernces and Further reading
Glossary of terms
Appendices 1, 2 and 3

Über Autor(innen)

Jerry Wellington is an experienced researcher who has authored and edited over a dozen books. He is a lecturer at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Dr. Szczerbinski is at Sheffield University in the Department of Human Communication Science.