Using secondary data in educational and social research / Emma Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Emma.

Series:

Conducting educational research.

Conducting educational research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research--Statistical methods.

Education.

Social sciences--Research--Statistical methods.

Social sciences.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, England : Open University Press ; New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discusses about using secondary data in social and educational research. This book considers the role of secondary data analysis as a research method in contemporary social research. It introduces worked examples which show the potential for using secondary sources to answer a varied range of research questions.

Contents:

Front cover; Half Title page; Series Editor; Title page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I; Chapter 1: Secondary data analysis: an introduction; Chapter 2: Pitfalls of secondary data analysis; Chapter 3: Promises of secondary data analysis; Chapter 4: Doing secondary analysis; Part II; Chapter 5: Sure Start and leisure habits: secondary analysis of aggregate data; Chapter 6: Traffic jams and gap years: secondary analysis of survey data; Chapter 7: From PISA to California: secondary analysis of international data; Part III; Chapter 8: Endpiece

Appendix 1: Sources of secondary dataAppendix 2: Effective data husbandry: managing secondary datasets; Appendix 3: Accessing the Economic and Social Data Service; References; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-246) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-95323-7

0-335-23693-6

OCLC:

437089217