Perri 6, Christine Bellamy

Principles of Methodology

Research Design in Social Science

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Existing literature glosses over the often difficult interrelationship between practical research design and the theoretical underpinnings of methodology. This text addresses these issues head on and helps the reader to better understand each stage of the research process.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9780857024749
• ISBN-10: 0857024744
• Artikelnr.: 33214621

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS: WHAT METHODOLOGY IS AND DOES
Inference and Warrant in Designing Research
Methodology and Social Science Knowledge
Testing, Confirming and Falsifying
Perspectives on Findings from Social Research
PART TWO: DESIGNS: THE MAIN TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGN
Types of Research Design
Variable-Oriented Research Designs
Case-Based Research Designs
Comparative and Case-Oriented Research Designs
Concept Formation
PART THREE: ACHIEVEMENTS: WHAT RESEARCH MAKES INFERENCES TO
Why Ideas about Explanation Matter for Methodology
Basic Forms of Explanation
Mechanisms, Contexts and Trajectories
Warranting Explanations
Between-Case and within-Case Strategies
Interpretation
Warranting Interpretations
PART FOUR: SYNTHESIS: COMBINATIONS AND TRADE-OFFS
Combining Research Designs
Trade-offs in Research Design