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Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research / Russell K. Schutt, University of Massachusetts Boston.

By: Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]Edition: Eighth ediitonDescription: xxv, 661 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781483350677
  • 1483350673
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HN 29 .S34 2015
Contents:
Science, society, and social research -- The process and problems of social research -- Research ethics and research proposals -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling and generalizability -- Research design and causation -- Experiments -- Survey research -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative methods: observing, participating, listening -- Qualitative data analysis -- Evaluation and policy research -- Historical and comparative research and content analysis -- Secondary data analysis and big data -- Mixed methods -- Summarizing and reporting research.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection HN 29 .S34 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5168597

Includes bibliographical references (pages 629-651) and index.

Science, society, and social research -- The process and problems of social research -- Research ethics and research proposals -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling and generalizability -- Research design and causation -- Experiments -- Survey research -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative methods: observing, participating, listening -- Qualitative data analysis -- Evaluation and policy research -- Historical and comparative research and content analysis -- Secondary data analysis and big data -- Mixed methods -- Summarizing and reporting research.

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