18 books like Principles and Methods of Social Research

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Qualitative Research Renata Tesch · 1990 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A presentation of analysis procedures for more than 20 kinds of qualitative research in the principal social science disciplines. Shares: Recherche, Sciences sociales, Methodology, Social sciences

Explanation in social science Brown, Robert · 1963 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This is volume II of twenty-two of the Social Theory and Methodology series. Originally published in 1963, the present study has as its aim the discussion of certain questions of philosophical interest as they come to be imbedded in the work of social scientists. It is intended to be an essay which might be of interest to the practising scientist. Shares: Recherche, Sciences sociales, Methodology, Social sciences

Survey methods in social investigation Claus A. Moser · 1958 · 549p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is one of the world's most highly sophisticated arbitration institutions, with a continuously growing annual caseload. Now in its second edition, this detailed commentary with its insider's perspective has firmly established itself as the leading, authoritative guide to the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules. The text has been updated to… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

Social Sciences Kath Woodward · 2003 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition of Social Sciences: The Big Issues explores key debates about how we live our personal, domestic and emotional lives at a time of enormous, previously unimaginable change and disruption, including a pandemic that locked down households and economies. Since the third edition, everyone’s life has changed. The pandemic – at least temporarily – stopped… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

Inquiry-Based Practice in Social Studies Education S. G. Grant · 2017 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Now in its second edition, Inquiry-Based Practice in Social Studies Education: Understanding the Inquiry Design Model presents a conceptual base for shaping the classroom experience through inquiry-based teaching and learning. Using their Inquiry Design Model (IDM), the authors present a field-tested approach for ambitious social studies teaching. They do so by providing a detailed account of… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

Single Case Research Methodology David L. Gast · 2014 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The fourth edition of this bestselling text provides a comprehensive discussion of single case research methodology, with updated information throughout the book, including new content on design types, design selection, social validity, fidelity, generality, visual analysis and writing. Students, researchers, and practitioners can use this detailed reference tool to conduct single case research… Shares: Recherche, Research, Social Science, Reference

Philosophy of Social Science Garry Potter · 2014 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook offers an exceptionally accessible yet in-depth introduction to the philosophy of social science. Students with no previous knowledge will find themselves taken on an engaging philosophical journey: the book’s unique dialogue format anticipates their most frequently asked questions and provides clear explanations of specialised terminology… Shares: Sciences sociales, Social sciences, Social Science, Reference

SPSS Explained Perry R. Hinton · 2004 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate SPSS Explained provides the student with all that they need to undertake statistical analysis using SPSS. It combines a step-by-step approach to each procedure with easy-to-follow screenshots at each stage of the process. A number of other helpful features are provided, including:regular advice boxes with tips specific to each test explanations divided into ‘essential’ and ‘advanced’ sections to… Shares: Social sciences, Social Science, Reference, Essays

Research Methods for Political Science David E. McNabb · 2004 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Designed for both students and practitioners, the new edition of this popular text has been thoroughly revised. It incorporates the latest thinking in public administration and nonprofit management. The book integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research, and also provides specific instruction in the use of commonly available statistical software programs such as Excel and… Shares: Methodology, Research, Social Science, Reference

Research methods for business Uma Sekaran · 2003 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach,5th Edition is a concise and straightforward introduction for students to the world of business research. The skill building approach provides students with practical perspectives on how research can be applied in real business situations. Maintaining Uma Sekaran’s popular and accessible style of writing, Roger Bougie draws upon his… Shares: Methodology, Research

Paradigms and fairy tales Julienne Ford · 1975 · 497p · ≈ 16h · Moderate This book is an introduction to the epistemology and practice of social science. It provides an exposition and critique of the ideology and practice of social science, and an examination of the professional social scientist as a manipulator of ideas and appearances. Shares: Methodology, Social sciences, Social Science

Qualitative Research in Sport Management James Skinner · 2009 · 460p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Good qualitative research can help sport management researchers and industry professionals solve difficult problems and better understand their organisations, stakeholders and performance. Now in a fully revised and extended new edition, this book is a user-friendly introduction to qualitative methods in sport management. Covering the full research process from research planning to reporting… Shares: Recherche, Research, Reference, Essays

Behaviorism John B. Watson · 1924 · ★ 3.7 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Challenging While this volume is written as a series of lectures and in a somewhat free and easy style, every effort has been made to present facts in unmutilated form and to state theoretical positions with accuracy. In approaching subjective psychology for the first time, the reader meets with one great difficulty. He comes in from the world of things-a world which he can manipulate, hold up, examine and… Shares: Reference, Psychology

The art of scientific investigation W. I. B. Beveridge · 1949 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Elaborate apparatus plays an important part in the science of to-day, but I sometimes wonder if we are not inclined to forget that the most important instrument in research must always be the mind of man. It is true that much time and effort is devoted to training and equipping the scientist's mind, but little attention is paid to the technicalities of making the best use of it. There is no… Shares: Methodology, Research

Advances in Virus Research Kenneth Manley Smith · 1953 · 361p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The collection of articles in this volume include Animal Circoviruses; Evolutions, Epidemiology and Dispersal of Flaviviruses; Hantavirus Infections in Europe; Forest Insect Pests; and Whiteflies: Vectors and Victims of Geminivirus. Shares: Recherche, Research

Research Methodologies for Auto/biography Studies Kate Douglas · 2019 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This collection of short essays provides a rigorous, rich, collaborative space in which scholars and practitioners debate the value of different methodological approaches to the study of life narratives and explore a diverse range of interdisciplinary methods. Auto/biography studies has been one of the most vibrant sub-disciplines to emerge in the humanities and social sciences in the past… Shares: Recherche, Methodology, Research

Research Methods For Sport Management James Skinner · 2012 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, Research Methods for Sport Management provides a complete introduction to qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for sport management students and practitioners. Full of real-world case studies, data, and examples, and including international perspectives throughout this book to help the reader understand the challenges of research in… Shares: Recherche, Research, Reference, Essays

Research in psychology C. James Goodwin · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 555p · ≈ 18h · Moderate "How do experimental psychologists think? How do they acquire psychological knowledge? What methods do they use in their efforts to understand behavior? You'll find a clear, lucid source of answers to these questions in C. James Goodwin's Research in Psychology: Methods and Design, Fifth Edition." "A step-by-step approach and an array of study aids - including self-tests, review questions,… Shares: Methodology, Research, Psychology

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