Basics of Social Research Pearson New International Edition / Practical Research PNIE

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
 
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
 
Part I: Foundations
Chapter 1: Doing Social Research  
Chapter 2: Theory and Social Research  
Chapter 3: Ethics in Social Research  
Chapter 4: Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study  
Chapter 5: Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement  
Chapter 6: Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling  
  
Part II: Conducting Quantitative Research  
Chapter 7: Survey Research  
Chapter 8: Experimental Research  
Chapter 9: Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis   
Chapter 10: Analysis of Quantitative Data  
 
Part III: Conducting Qualitative Research
Chapter 11: Field Research and Focus Group Research  
Chapter 12: Historical-Comparative Research  
Chapter 13: Analysis of Qualitative Data  
 
Part IV: Research Reports
Chapter 14: Writing the Research Report  
 
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
 
Part I: Foundations
 
Chapter 1: Doing Social Research  
Introduction
Alternatives to Social Research
How Science Works
Steps in the Research Process
Dimensions of Research
 
Chapter 2: Theory and Social Research  
What Is Social Theory?
The Parts of Theory
The Aspects of Theory
The Three Major Approaches to Social Science
The Dynamic Duo
 
Chapter 3: Ethics in Social Research  
What are Research Ethics?
Why Be Ethical?
Power Relations
Ethical Issues Involving Research Participants
Ethics and the Scientific Community
Ethics and the Sponsors of Research
Politics of Research
Value-Free and Objective Research
 
Chapter 4: Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study  
Literature Review
Using the Internet for Social Research
Qualitative and Quantitative Orientations toward Research
Qualitative Design Issues
Quantitative Design Issues
 
Chapter 5: Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement  
Why Measure?
Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement
Parts of the Measurement Process
Reliability and Validity
A Guide to Quantitative Measurement
 
Chapter 6: Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling  
Nonprobability Sampling  
Probability Sampling  
  
Part II: Conducting Quantitative Research
 
Chapter 7: Survey Research  
When to use a Survey
The Logic of Survey Research
Constructing the Questionnaire
Types of Surveys: Advantages and Disadvantages
Interviewing
The Ethical Survey
 
Chapter 8: Experimental Research  
Research Questions Appropriate for an Experiment
Random Assignment
Experimental Design Logic
Internal and External Validity
Practical Considerations
Results of Experimental Research: Making Comparisons
A Word on Ethics
 
Chapter 9: Nonreactive Research and Secondary Analysis   
Nonreactive Measurement
Unobtrusive Observation
Content Analysis  
Existing Statistics/Documents and Secondary Analysis
Issues of Inference and Theory Testing  
Ethical Concerns
 
Chapter 10: Analysis of Quantitative Data  
Dealing with Data  
Results with One Variable  
Results with Two Variables   
More Than Two Variables
Inferential Statistics
 
Part III: Conducting Qualitative Research
 
Chapter 11: Field Research and Focus Group Research  
Introduction to Field Research
Conducting a Field Research Study
The Field Research Interview 
Data Quality
Ethical Dilemmas of Field Research
Focus Group Research
 
Chapter 12: Analysis of Qualitative Data  
Comparing Methods of Data Analysis   
Coding and Concept Formation  
Analytic Strategies for Qualitative Data  
Other Techniques  
Software for Qualitative Data  
 
Part IV: Research Reports
 
Chapter 13: Writing the Research Report  
Reasons for Writing
The Writing Process
Steps in Writing
The Quantitative Research Report  
The Qualitative Research Report
The Research Proposal  
 
 
PART I: THE FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 1. The Nature and Tools of Research

PART II: FOCUSING YOUR RESEARCH EFFORTS
Chapter 2. The problem: the Heart of the Research Process
Chapter 3. Review of the Related Literature
Chapter 4. Planning Your Research Project
Chapter 5. Writing the Research Proposal

PART III: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
Chapter 6. Qualitative Research
Chapter 7. Historical Research

PART IV: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
Chapter 8. Descriptive Research
Chapter 9. Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Ex Post Facto Designs
Chapter 10. Mixed-Methods Research
Chapter 11. Strategies for Analyzing Quantitative Data

PART V: PREPARING THE RESEARCH REPORT
Chapter 12. Technical Details: Style, Format, and Organization of the Research Report

APPENDICES
Appendix A. Using SPSS

REFERENCES

Zusammenfassung

Preparing students to do research and understand what research can do.
 
Basics of Social Research helps students understand what research can and cannot do, become better consumers of research, and learn why properly conducted research is important.
 
This text teaches students to be better consumers of research results and understand how the research enterprise works, preparing them to conduct small research projects. Upon completing this text, students will gain an awareness of the capabilities and restrictions of research, and learn why properly conducted research is important. Using clear, accessible language and examples from real research, this text discusses both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research, emphasizing the benefits of combining various approaches.
 
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:

• Recognize that social research is simultaneously a very important enterprise and one that is not beyond you – you can understand it
• Become better consumers and understand what research can and cannot do
• Learn how to properly conducted research
• Acquire a foundation for further learning about doing research and understand that this activity requires dedication, creativity, and mature judgment 

For undergraduate or graduate courses that include planning, conducting, and evaluating research.
 
A "do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself” manual designed to help students understand the fundamental structure of research and the methodical process that leads to valid, reliable results.
 
Written in uncommonly engaging and elegant prose, this text guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions based on a solid theoretical framework and sound pedagogy. Suitable as the core text in any introductory research course or even for self-instruction, this text will show students two things: 1) that quality research demands planning and design; and, 2) how their own research projects can be executed effectively and professionally.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul D. Leedy, Lawrence W Neuman, W. Lawrence Neuman, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
• Verlag: Pearson Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Medienkombination
• Erschienen: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781447968955
• ISBN: 978-1-4479-6895-5
• Gewicht: 1620 g
• Serien: Pearson; Pearson
• Themen: Schule und Lernen > Berufs- & Fachschulbücher; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politisches System