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A handbook for social science field research : essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods / edited by Ellen Perecman, Sara R. Curran.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Fieldwork.
- Social sciences.
- Social sciences--Research.
- Social sciences--Methodology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text contains a collection of essays and bibliographies providing both novice and experienced scholars with invaluable and accessible insights, as well as references to a select list of critical texts pertaining to a wide array of social science methods and practices useful when doing fieldwork.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I - Selecting the Right Tools
- Chapter 1 - Archives: The Past Is Another Country
- Chapter 2 - Case Studies: Case-Based Research
- Chapter 3 - Ethnographic Methods: Ethnography: Theory and Methods
- Chapter 4 - Oral Histories: Oral Histories as Methods and Sources
- Chapter 5 - Focus Groups: Focus Group Interviews
- Chapter 6 - Surveys and Secondary Data Sources: Using Survey Data in Social Science Research in Developing Countries
- Chapter 7 - Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Tools: Qualitative Research: Does It Fit in Economics?
- Part II - Essentials for the Conduct of Research
- Chapter 8 - Essentials for Ethnography: Ethnographic Methods
- Chapter 9 - Essentials for the Case Study Method: The Case Study and Causal Inference
- Chapter 10 - Essentials for Research Design: In Search of the Holy Grail: Projects, Proposals, and Research Design, but Mostly About Why Writing a Dissertation Proposal Is So Difficult
- Chapter 11 - Research Ethics are Essential: Ethical Considerations for Research in Cross-Cultural Settings
- Chapter 12 - Maintaining Perspective Is Essential: Bringing It All Back Home: Personal Reflections on Friends, Findings, and Fieldwork
- Author Index
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781412983211
- 1412983215
- 9781441628282
- 1441628282
- 9781412916813
- 141291681X
- 9781412973427
- 1412973422
- OCLC:
- 1007859055
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