Principles of methodology : research design in social science / Perri 6 and Christine Bellamy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

6, Perri, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Bellamy, Christine.

ebrary, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 325 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The study of methods in social science research is straightforward, but the study of the philosophical bases of methodology, interpretation, and explanation (positivism, relativism, and realism) entails controversies. Besides describing the principal types of research designs and their methodological challenges, Perri (social policy) and Bellamy (emeritus, public administration), both with Nottingham Trent University, treat an issue rarely discussed in methods texts: how to draw defensible--not just generalizable--arguments from combining research results and the trade-offs involved. The text includes examples from various disciplines, exercises, further basic and advanced chapter reading, and a glossary. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

pt. I. Foundations : what methodology is and does

part II. Designs : the main types of research design

part III. Achievements : what research makes inferences to

part IV. Synthesis : combinations and trade-offs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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