Essentials of research methods : a guide to social research

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Author:

Ruane, Janet M., 1954-

ISBN:

9780631230496

9780631230489

Personal Author:

Ruane, Janet M., 1954-

Publication Information:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2005.

Physical Description:

xi, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. When should we trust what we know? : why research methods? -- 2. Ethics : it's the right thing to do -- 3. Some perfectly valid points : measurement, internal, and external validity -- 4. Measure by measure : making the abstract concrete -- 5. If it glitters is it gold? : assessing measures -- 6. One thing leads to another : causal analysis -- 7. Designing ideas : research strategies -- 8. An informative few : sampling -- 9. Our inquisitive nature : the questionnaire -- 10. Talking heads : the interview -- 11. Watch and learn : field research -- 12. Getting organized : descriptive statistics -- 13. Beyond description : inferential statistics.

Abstract:

"Essentials of Research Methods is a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences. Written by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Social sciences -- Research.

Social sciences -- Statistical methods.

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Essentials of Research Methods is a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences.

Written by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes extraordinary care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods.

Introduces students to research methods with clear, concise, and accessible prose. Focuses the reader on everyday life as a way to understand research methods. Covers ethics, data gathering and analysis, and statistics. Includes further reading lists, graphs, exercises, study questions, a glossary, and an annotated list of web resources.