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Research Methods for the Social Sciences
Contributor(s): Wellington, Jerry (Author), Szczerbinski, Marcin (Author)
ISBN: 0826485677     ISBN-13: 9780826485670
Publisher: Continuum
OUR PRICE:   $58.36  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2007
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Annotation: Part of the Guides for the Perplexed series, this title serves as a guide to research in the social and behavioural sciences. It discusses its value, its limitations and its uses. It tackles difficult issues and concepts, providing guidance and signposts to further reading.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Research
- Social Science | Research
- Education | Organizations & Institutions
Dewey: 300.72
LCCN: 2007011410
Series: Guides for the Perplexed
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.49" W x 8.22" (0.70 lbs) 248 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

The aim of this book is to provide an introductory but not simplistic guide to research in the social and behavioural sciences. The book sets out to tackle difficult issues and concepts in a scholarly but accessible manner, providing ample guidance and signposts to further reading. We explore a wide range of questions about research and research methods, including:
* What counts as 'good research'?
* Research approaches, paradigms, methods and methodology: what are they and what is the difference?
* What is the so-called 'qualitative/ quantitative'?
* When and where is quantitative research indispensable?
* If one suggests that research should be 'scientific' what does that mean?
* What methods and methodologies are used in social research?
* What is the role of statistics in social and behavioural research? How should statistical evidence be interpreted?
* What are the ways in which research can, and should, be disseminated and presented?
This book is aimed as much at the reflective, researching professional as for the professional researcher.

Contributor Bio(s): Wellington, Jerry: - Jerry Wellington is Professor in Education at the University of Sheffield, UK.