Herbert J. Rubin (USA Northern Illinois University)

Behind the Scenes in Social Research

How Practical and Personal Matters Affect a Project

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based upon in depth interviews with experienced researchers, as well as the authorâ s extensive research experiences, this book explores two themes: the pragmatic matters that can determine the choice of research topic and the flow of the research, and how personalities affect and are affected by the research enterprise.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Advances in Research Methods
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 234mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9781032386218
• ISBN-10: 1032386215
• Artikelnr.: 66267376

Autorenporträt

Herbert J. Rubin is an urban sociologist, now retired. Most of his career was as a professor and researcher at Northern Illinois University. In addition, he has conducted research at a government agency and consulted on overseas foreign-aid projects. He is the author of Advocacy for Social Change: Coalitions and the Organizations That Lead Them and Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair: The Community-Based Development Model, and the co-author of Community Organizing and Development and Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Doing Research: Beyond What Is Taught in the Methods Class 2. How Being
a Researcher Affects you Personally 3. The Sources for Research Ideas 4.
The Evolution and Modification of a Research Design 5. Enhancing Data
Gathering Methods: Learning New Techniques and Modifying Standard
Approaches 6. Combatting Obstacles: Finding Sites and Individuals and
Handling Logistics 7. Other Obstacles Faced in Collecting Data 8. Tricks of
the Trade