UID:
edocfu_9959244863102883
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 221 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9788132112082
,
8132112083
Content:
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. Basic Research Methods: An Entry to Social Science Research synthesizes both positivist and non-positivist methodologies. It is 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. The book covers both quantitative and qualitative methods. It discusses policy-applied-pure-action model of research, treatment of participatory research as an ethical rather than a methodological issue, inclusion of project evaluation as a type of case study, addition of binary measurement to the standard classification, practical use of Microsoft Excel for analysis of both words and numbers, a building block approach to writing, and the author's own thoughts on application of research. Real-life examples from different subject areas in Asia are used in this concise textbook, which has been written in an engaging language, adopting the inductive approach.
Note:
Section 1: The Problem -- 1 - Approaches to Research -- 2 - Research Ethics -- 3 - Research Proposal and Literature Review -- 4 - Research Methodology -- Section 2: Data Collection -- 5 - Sampling -- 6 - Case Study Method -- 7 - Survey Method -- 8 - Experimental Method -- 9 - Available Data -- 10 - Observation -- 11 - Interviews -- 12 - Questionnaires -- 13 - Tests -- Section 3: Data Analysis -- 14 - Measurement Principles -- 15 - Qualitative Data -- 16 - Quantitative Data -- Section 4: Action -- 17 - Social Science English -- 18 - The Report -- 19 - Using the Results -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Additional Edition:
Print versionL ISBN 9788132104575
Language:
English
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