Theory and methods in social research
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TextPublication details: New Delhi Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd 2011Edition: 2ndDescription: xxiii, 344 pISBN: - 9788132110002
- 300.72 SOM
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| 300.72 PHI Fieldwork for social research: a student research | 300.72 POT The Sage handbook of mixed methods research design | 300.72 SCH Methods of meta-analysis: correcting error and bias in research findings | 300.72 SOM Theory and methods in social research | 300.72 STR Basics of qualitative research | 300.72 TUC Research methods in social sciences | 300.72 ZHA Introduction to quantitative social science with Python |
Table of contents:
PART ONE: READING, REVIEWING AND REFLECTING
Introduction Bridget Somekh et al Research in the Social Sciences Barbara Kamler and Pat Thomson Working with Literatures Heather Piper and Helen Simons Ethical Issues in Generating Public Knowledge
PART TWO: LISTENING, EXPLORING THE CASE AND THEORIZING
Introduction Jo Frankham and Christina MacRae Ethnography Mary Louise Holly and Herbert Altrichter Research Diaries Charlotte Chadderton and Harry Torrance Case Study Rosaline SBarbour and John Schostak Interviewing and Focus Groups
PART THREE: ADDRESSING ISSUES OF POWER AND RESEARCHING FOR IMPACT
Introduction Diane Burns and Khatidja Chantler Feminist Methodologies Laurence Parker and Lorna Roberts Critical Race Theory and Its Use in Social Science Research Gloria Filax et al Queer Theory / Lesbian and Gay Approaches Susan Noffke and Bridget Somekh Action Research Tineke Abma and Thomas A Schwandt The Purpose, Practice and Politics of Sponsored Evaluations
PART FOUR: OBSERVING, QUERYING, INTERPRETING
Introduction Juliet Corbin and Nicholas L Holt Grounded Theory Angie Titchen and Dawn Hobson Understanding Phenomenology through Reverse Perspectives Liz Jones and Bridget Somekh Observation Alison Lee and Alan Petersen Discourse Analysis Colin Lankshear, Kevin M Leander and Michele Knobel Researching Online Practices
PART FIVE: IDENTITY, COMMUNITY AND REPRESENTATION
Introduction Scherto Gill and Ivor Goodson Life History and Narrative Methods Diane Mavers and Gunther Kress Social Semiotics and Multimodal Texts David Benzie and Bridget Somekh Communities of Practice Ines Langemeyer and Morten Nissen Activity Theory Jill Blackmore and Hugh Lauder Researching Policy
PART SIX: QUANTITATIVE METHODS: THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES
Introduction Kelvyn Jones The Practices of Quantitative Methods Charles Crook and Dean Garratt The Positivist Paradigm in Contemporary Social Research: The Interface of Psychology, Method and Sociocultural Theory Cathy Lewin Understanding and Describing Quantitative Data Sally Barnes and Cathy Lewin Differences and Relationships in Quantitative Data Kelvyn Jones An Introduction to Statistical Modelling
PART SEVEN: QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN ACTION
Introduction Jennifer C Greene, Holly Kreider and Ellen Mayer Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Social Inquiry Kelvyn Jones Random Reflections on Modelling, Geography and Voting W J Pelgrum Methodological Issues in International Comparative Assessments of Educational Progress John Ainley Evaluating Literacy Advance in the Early Years of School Brian Doig Working Backwards: The Road Less Travelled in Quantitative Methodology
PART EIGHT: RESEARCHING IN POSTMODERN CONTEXTS
Introduction Erica Burman and Maggie Maclure Deconstruction Tony Brown and Daniel Heggs From Hermeneutics to Post-Structuralism to Psychoanalysis Lee Miller, Joanne 'Bob' Whalley and Ian Stronach From Structuralism to Post-Structuralism Bronwen Davies and Suzanne Gannon Feminism/Post-Structuralism
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This new edition provides a scholarly and readable introduction to all the key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods, enabling postgraduate and masters-level students and new researchers to reflect on which ones suit their needs and to receive guidance on how to find out more.
With chapters written by experienced research practitioners, this second edition has been extensively expanded and updated. There are seven completely new chapters, as well as:
new material on literature reviews
a new introduction to quantitative methods
an expanded glossary
weblinks with free access to a wide range of peer-reviewed journal articles
an annotated bibliography with conversational notes from authors in each chapter.
This book will act as your 'expert friend' throughout your research project, providing advice, explaining key concepts and the implications for your research design, and illustrating these with examples of real research studies.
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