Janet Z. Giele, Glen H. Elder

Methods of Life Course Research

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What are the most effective methods for doing life-course research? In this volume, the field's founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips on: the art and method of the appropriate research design; the collection of life-history data; and the search for meaningful patterns to be found in the results.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 591g
• ISBN-13: 9780761914365
• ISBN-10: 0761914366
• Artikelnr.: 21462892

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword - Anne Colby
Crafting Life Course Studies
PART ONE: THE LIFE COURSE MODE OF INQUIRY
Life Course Research - Janet Z Giele and Glen H Elder Jr
Development of a Field
A Life Course Approach - Matilda White Riley
Autobiographical Notes
The Craft of Life Course Studies - Angela M O¿Rand
PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION AND MEASUREMENT
Data Organization and Conceptualization - Nancy Karweit and David Kertzer
Retrospective vs Prospective Measurement of Life Histories in Longitudinal
Research - Jacqueline Scott and Duane Alwin
Finding Respondents in a Follow-Up Study - Donna Dempster-McClain and
Phyllis Moen
Collecting Life History Data - Erika Brückner and Karl Ulrich Mayer
Experiences from the German Life History Study
PART THREE: STRATEGIES FOR ANALYSIS
Life Reviews and Life Stories - John A Clausen
Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data - John H Laub and Robert J
Sampson
Innovation in the Typical Life Course - Janet Z Giele
Linking History and Human Lives - Glen H Elder Jr and Lisa Pellerin