Research Training for Social Scientists

A Handbook for Postgraduate Researchers

Buch | Softcover

528 Seiten

2000
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7619-6351-6 (ISBN)

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This book provides the researcher with the conceptual and practical skills needed to embark on successful research. Based on the UK Economic and Social Research Council advice on preparation for postgraduate research, the book follows the life-cycle of the research project.

With indispensable advice for students from all social science backgrounds, this handbook provides the core conceptual and practical skills to embark on succesful research. The organization of the book reflects the knowledge that is required in order to become a competent and effective researcher. It follows the life-cycle of the research project: it begins with a discussion of ethical and philosphical issues; presents guides to both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; provides help on using computers in research; and includes advice on how to write up and present a research project.

Based on the UK Economic and Social Research Council advice on the training which students should undertake in preparation for postgraduate research, this book will be invaluable for all beginning researchers.

Dawn Burton is in the Business School, University of Nottingham. CONTRIBUTORS ALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD EXCEPT: Vernon Gayle University of Stirling Peter Smith Goldsmiths College Matt Stroh University of Leeds

PART ONE: PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Philosophy of Science and Its Relevance for the Social Sciences - Peter Smith
Questions of Hermeneutics - Nick Stevenson
Beyond Empiricism and Post-modernism
Feminist Methodologies for Social Researching - Sue Webb
Race and Racism - Peter Jackson
PART TWO: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH
Ethical Principles - Gerry Kent
The Power of Research - Iain Crow
Informed Consent - Gerry Kent
Can the Law Prescribe an Ethical Framework for Social Science Research? - David Townend
Ethics in the Field - Anne Celnick
How Does Substantive Law Currently Regulate Social Science Research - David Townend
PART THREE: GETTING STARTED
Using Literature to Support Research - Dawn Burton
PART FOUR: QUALITATIVE METHODS: DESIGN, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Theory and Method in Qualitative Research - Simon Holdaway
Participatory Research as Emancipatory Method - Wanda Thomas Bernard
Challenges and Opportunities
The Use of Focus Groups in Social Science Research - Caroline Oates
Qualitative Interviewing - Matt Stroh
The Use of Case Studies in Social Science Research - Dawn Burton
Computers and Qualitative Data Analysis - Matt Stroh
To Use or Not to Use...?
Writing Up Qualitative Data - Peter Jackson
PART FIVE: USING COMPUTERS FOR QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Using NUD·IST Version 4 - Matt Stroh
A Hands-on Lesson
PART SIX: SURVEY RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION
Design Issues in Survey Research - Dawn Burton
Sampling Strategies in Survey Research - Dawn Burton
Data Collection Issues in Survey Research - Dawn Burton
Questionnaire Design - Dawn Burton
Secondary Data Analysis - Dawn Burton
PART SEVEN: QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Descriptive Statistics - Vernon Gayle
Inferential Statistics - Vernon Gayle
Getting Started - Vernon Gayle
PART EIGHT: FINISHING OFF: WRITING, PRESENTING AND PUBLISHING
Writing a Thesis - Dawn Burton
Presentation Skills - Doug Watts and Paul White
Getting Published - Doug Watts and Paul White

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.3.2000
Verlagsort	Thousand Oaks
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 242 mm
Gewicht	890 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
ISBN-10	0-7619-6351-0 / 0761963510
ISBN-13	978-0-7619-6351-6 / 9780761963516
Zustand	Neuware