Practical Social Investigation: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Social Research

ISBN-13: 9780136168485 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 336 str.

Richard Lampard

Opis

'Practical Social Investigation' provides an introduction to a range of both long-standing and newer social research methods. Its balanced and integrated coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches demonstrates that they can be complementary. Numerous examples based on real research studies illustrate key issues.

Spis treści

1. Introducing social investigation: what is research and why do we do it? 2. Planning and designing research: finding a framework 3. Suitable samples: selecting, obtaining and profiting from them 4. Observation: looking to learn 5. Survey research: practicalities and potential 6. Interviewing: listening and talking 7. Documents, official statistics and secondary analysis: mining existing data sources 8. Making it count: approaches to qualitative data analysis 9. Quantitative data analysis: knowledge from numbers 10. Approaches to writing: the craft of communication 11. Projects and dissertations - methods and methodology in a practical context Appendix A: Ethical codes Appendix B: Critical values for test statistics, statistical notation

O autorze

Richard Lampard, Christopher Pole