The Multilevel Design - A Guide with an Annotated Bibliography, 1980-1993

In the social sciences, phenomena tend to be hierarchically structured, so that individuals belong to groups, and groups belong to larger organizations and societies. Multilevel research stresses this hierarchical structure of social life, and necessarily assumes the existence of a particular organization of the procedures of investigation. This organization, which is fundamental to the research, is called a research design. Because the research is hierarchical, it uses a multilevel design.

This book provides a detailed overview of the theoretical and methodological aspects of multilevel research based on the multilevel definition of social structure. Six chapters discuss the foundations of multilevel research and the applications of its research in the social sciences. An annotated bibliography follows, which is divided into eight sections on theoretical and methodological issues and on applications of multilevel research. Included are books and articles published from 1980 through 1993.

Sommario

Preface
Principles
Introduction; Approach
Theory
Model
Procedure
Multilevel Theories and Their Explanations of Contextual Effects
Introduction
Conforming
Choosing
Meeting chances
Adapting
Retrospective
The Multilevel Design
Introduction
Types of fallacies
Research problem and conceptual model
Operationalization
Observation of Group Characteristics
Typology construction, analysis, and interpretation
Conclusion
Interpretation of an Analytical Group Characteristic
Introduction
Social climate
Material culture
Network structure
Frog-pond effect
Subgroups
Peer group
Social structures out of the context
Conclusion
Multilevel Design in Evaluation Research
Introduction
The structure of evaluation research
Multilevel research
An example
Conclusion
Further Developments of Multilevel Research
Applications of multilevel research
Trends and prospects
References
Annotated Bibliography of Multilevel Research 1980-1993
Theoretical issues in multilevel research
Methodological issues in multilevel research
Applications in educational research
Applications in studies of voting behaviour
Applications in studies of deviant behaviour and healthcare
Applications in studies of organizations
Applications in studies of spatial contexts
Miscellaneous
Author Index
Subject Index
Title Index

Info autore

HARRY J. M. HUTTNER is a member of the Research Methodology Division of the Department of Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Nijmegen.

PIETER van den EEDEN is affiliated with the Department of Social Research Methods at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harry J. Huttner, Vg Method Huttner, Pieter van den Eeden
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.01.1995
• EAN: 9780313273100
• ISBN: 978-0-313-27310-0
• Serie: Bibliographies and Indexes in Sociology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, Psychology, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Social research & statistics, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Social research and statistics, Bibliographies, catalogues