With its focus on critical thinking and applied learning, Doing Social Research provides a unique approach to conducting social research. The book is organised according to the broad chronology of developing and conducting a typical student research project and provides coverage of key theories alongside exercises, case studies and scenarios. Written specifically for students in South Africa and the developing world and drawing on examples from a range of fields in the social sciences, the book brings research methods to life. Contributors: Anja Botha, Bagele Chilisa, Rebecca K. Frels, Mark…mehr
With its focus on critical thinking and applied learning, Doing Social Research provides a unique approach to conducting social research. The book is organised according to the broad chronology of developing and conducting a typical student research project and provides coverage of key theories alongside exercises, case studies and scenarios. Written specifically for students in South Africa and the developing world and drawing on examples from a range of fields in the social sciences, the book brings research methods to life. Contributors: Anja Botha, Bagele Chilisa, Rebecca K. Frels, Mark Garner, Laurel Holland, Barbara B. Kawulich, Sumaya Laher, Melody Mentz, Craig A. Mertler, Jan Nieuwenhuis, Tamra Ogletree, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Charles Potter, Anne Ryen, Adilia S.F. Silva, Brigitte Smit and Claire WagnerHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Claire Wagner holds a PhD in psychology and works in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Her Masters training was in research psychology after which she specialized in issues of methodology and its pedagogy. Her PhD research encompassed a survey of research methods courses at South African universities as well as interviews with teachers of methods courses. She continues to write on developments in the field of social research pedagogy. Currently she teaches a generic under-graduate methods course in the Faculty of Humanities and is responsible for the Masters qualitative methodology course in the Department of Psychology.
Inhaltsangabe
Section 1: Getting started in social research 1. Introducing social research in a global context - Claire Wagner 2. Developing a research topic and planning the research project - Claire Wagner, Anja Botha and Melody Mentz 3. Writing a literature review - Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie and Rebecca K. Frels 4. Selecting a research approach: paradigm, methodology and methods - Bagele Chilisa and Barbara B. Kawulich 5. Ethical considerations in conducting research - Tamra Ogletree and Barbara B. Kawulich Section 2: Identifying a useful methodology and methods 6. Measurement - Melody Mentz and Anja Botha 7. Methods of sampling - Sumaya Laher and Anja Botha 8. Survey research - Melody Mentz 9. Experimental research - Craig A. Mertler 10. Qualitative research - Jan Nieuwenhuis and Brigitte Smit 11. Document analysis - Adilia S.F. Silva 12. Collecting data through observation - Barbara B. Kawulich 13. Multi-method research - Charles Potter Section 3: Analysing and presenting data: Exercises in analysis and interpreting your research 14. Descriptive statistics - Melody Mentz and Anja Botha 15. Inferential statistics - Melody Mentz and Anja Botha 16. Qualitative data analysis - Barbara B. Kawulich and Laurel Holland 17. Writing up your research - Mark Garner and Anne Ryen
Section 1: Getting started in social research 1. Introducing social research in a global context - Claire Wagner 2. Developing a research topic and planning the research project - Claire Wagner, Anja Botha and Melody Mentz 3. Writing a literature review - Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie and Rebecca K. Frels 4. Selecting a research approach: paradigm, methodology and methods - Bagele Chilisa and Barbara B. Kawulich 5. Ethical considerations in conducting research - Tamra Ogletree and Barbara B. Kawulich Section 2: Identifying a useful methodology and methods 6. Measurement - Melody Mentz and Anja Botha 7. Methods of sampling - Sumaya Laher and Anja Botha 8. Survey research - Melody Mentz 9. Experimental research - Craig A. Mertler 10. Qualitative research - Jan Nieuwenhuis and Brigitte Smit 11. Document analysis - Adilia S.F. Silva 12. Collecting data through observation - Barbara B. Kawulich 13. Multi-method research - Charles Potter Section 3: Analysing and presenting data: Exercises in analysis and interpreting your research 14. Descriptive statistics - Melody Mentz and Anja Botha 15. Inferential statistics - Melody Mentz and Anja Botha 16. Qualitative data analysis - Barbara B. Kawulich and Laurel Holland 17. Writing up your research - Mark Garner and Anne Ryen
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