The text features humour and clear, down-to-earth explanations that make abstract theory understandable to undergraduates. Fundamentals of Social Research desires to make research simple to grasp and put it into practice. Fundamentals of Social Research try to marry statistics and research methods. Going through many research books this element is glaring missing. Fundamentals of Social Research assumes the reader is a beginner in research methods and hence the work is arranged systematically with this in mind.
However the seriousness of the subject is not watered down or sacrificed at the altar of mediocrity. Fundamentals of Social Research covers: What is research Types of research Stereotypes of research Objectives in research Ethics in research Importance of research Basic concepts of research Methods of data collection Sampling and sampling techniques Methods of data analysis How a research report should look like Worked out questions on statistical questions. Thoroughly revised and updated, the 5th International Edition of this successful text offers a wealth of new research examples and references, accessible diagrams of essential concepts and processes, and extended coverage of core methods and recent developments.
Striking a balance between specific techniques and the underlying logic of scientific inquiry, Approaches to Social Research, 5th International Edition, provides a lucid treatment of the four major approaches to research - experimentation, survey research, field research, and the use of available data. While advocating a multiple-methods strategy that treats these approaches as complementary rather than mutually exclusive, the book contains a detailed account of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
Readership: Courses in "Research methods" in the social sciences, particularly sociology. Upper level undergraduate and graduate level. The author follows two chapters on the fundamentals of social science and social research with three on preparation, two on interviewing, one on scaling, and two on relative advantages and methods of participative, direct and indirect observation.
One of the common frustrations for students trying to make sense of the various debates and concepts that inform contemporary educational and social science research methods such as structuralism, postpositivism, hermeneutics, and postmodernism is that most books introducing these topics are written at a level that assumes the reader comes to this material with a basic grasp of the underlying ideas.
Too often, fundamental concepts and theories are presented without adequate preparation and without providing practical examples to illustrate key elements. When the first edition of "Conceptual Foundations of Social Research Methods" was published, it represented a sharp contrast with these other approaches and received much praise.
In this revised and expanded second edition, David Baronov further develops his critically acclaimed treatment of the core conceptual tools of social research informing education and the social sciences, updating his discussion of the current literature, and adding a new chapter that explores the role of pragmatism. Features of the Second Edition". This book probes the complex methodological choices facing social researchers and students who are applying or learning the methods of social research.
The author shows how an understanding of social research requires close consideration of the underlying conceptual frameworks - from neopositivism to structuralism, hermeneutics and anti-foundationalism - that shape how one studies society. Baranov introduces each philosophical tradition and shows how decisions about research design and methodology are affected by them.
He also explains the practical and ethical consequences that follow from methodological choices. The book's approach is non-doctrinaire and the prose style is accessible, concrete, and jargon-free. This book aims to achieve the following objectives: Equip students with knowledge on the role of effective research.
Introduce students to a range of methods applicable to research. Enable students to select appropriate and ethical-based methods research question. Enable students to understand the concept of a research proposal. Enable students to understand the rationale for writing a research proposal. To enable students understand the major components of a research proposal and final research report.
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Human Inquiry and Science. Paradigms, Theory, and Social Research. Their movements since the intrusion had obviously been noted and were giving pleasure. This best-selling text emphasizes the research process by showing students how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use today, and answering questions about research methods--such as how to conduct online surveys and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data.
Basics of Social Research helps students understand what researchers do and why, while preparing them to think critically about how content findings are created. The information in this text is presented in an easy to understand manner that allows students to see the importance of properly conducted research.
Updated Canadian content focuses on real research examples from Canadian studies to make social research accessible to students, and to. This book defines the new concept of caring research as a combination of two perspectives. Caring research means research that aims to promote well-being. It is focused on a good quality of life, human strengths and active life, as well as characteristics and positive development in human beings that act as buffers against malaise and help coping with adversities in life.
In addition, caring research cares for the researcher well-being. Author : Earl R. Author : Earl Babbie,Earl R. Author : Theodore C. Wagenaar,Earl R. Babbie,Lance W. Author : Arthur L. Author : Lawrence W.
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