Basic research methods : an entry to social science research
Guthrie, Gerard
Basic research methods : an entry to social science research - - New Delhi Sage 2012 - xviii,221 p. 24 cm; Pbk
Rs.425/-
Preface
PART ONE: THE PROBLEM
Approaches to Research
Research Ethics
Research Proposal and Literature Review
Research Methodology
PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION
Sampling
Case Study Method
Survey Method / Experimental Method
Available Data
Observation
Interviews
Questionnaires
Tests
PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS
Measurement Principles
Qualitative Data
Quantitative Data
PART FOUR: ACTION
Social Science English
The Report
Using the Results
Glossary
This book offers a comprehensive and rounded view of research as a tool for logical problem-solving. It is built on the philosophical-pragmatic foundation that the value of knowledge and research methodologies lies in their usefulness in engaging with the real world. Synthesizing both positivist and non-positivist methodologies,this bookis for students who are undertaking their first social science research course or their first research project. The techniques are basic ones, but many masters and doctoral research studies use them. From an experiential base, students would be able to build a more advanced conceptual and theoretical understanding of research through further reading and practice.
978-8132104575
Research Methodology
Social sciences--Research--Methodology
300.72 GUT
Basic research methods : an entry to social science research - - New Delhi Sage 2012 - xviii,221 p. 24 cm; Pbk
Rs.425/-
Preface
PART ONE: THE PROBLEM
Approaches to Research
Research Ethics
Research Proposal and Literature Review
Research Methodology
PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION
Sampling
Case Study Method
Survey Method / Experimental Method
Available Data
Observation
Interviews
Questionnaires
Tests
PART THREE: DATA ANALYSIS
Measurement Principles
Qualitative Data
Quantitative Data
PART FOUR: ACTION
Social Science English
The Report
Using the Results
Glossary
This book offers a comprehensive and rounded view of research as a tool for logical problem-solving. It is built on the philosophical-pragmatic foundation that the value of knowledge and research methodologies lies in their usefulness in engaging with the real world. Synthesizing both positivist and non-positivist methodologies,this bookis for students who are undertaking their first social science research course or their first research project. The techniques are basic ones, but many masters and doctoral research studies use them. From an experiential base, students would be able to build a more advanced conceptual and theoretical understanding of research through further reading and practice.
978-8132104575
Research Methodology
Social sciences--Research--Methodology
300.72 GUT