This handbook contains one of the six core modules of the European Master Programme European Perspectives on Social Inclusion for a degree of European Master of Development Studies in Social and Educational Sciences. The module Research Methods focuses on the research issues in the field of social sciences and the development by students of the capability to plan and design research studies in this field. The main goals of this course are:
- description, understanding and correct evaluation of qualitative and quantitative methods used in the field of social sciences;
- critical...