Gül Seçkin, Lawrence T. Orcher

Conducting Research (eBook, ePUB)

Social and Behavioral Science Methods

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Conducting Research prepares students to conduct their first empirical research study, with quantitative and qualitative methods covered in detail. The emphasis is on providing practical, easy-to-follow advice on how to conduct a first research project.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429509285
• Artikelnr.: 73207930

Autorenporträt

Gül Seçkin is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas, USA. She teaches undergraduate and graduate research methods classes.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Preparing a Preliminary Research Proposal Introduction; Part A
Getting Started 1. Selecting Tentative Topics for Empirical Research 2.
Locating Literature and Refining a Research Topic 3. Preparing a Literature
Review 4. Citing References in APA and ASA Styles 5. Writing Research
Hypotheses, Purposes, and Questions 6. Selecting a Research Approach 7.
Looking Ahead to Participant Selection 8. Looking Ahead to Measurement 9.
Looking Ahead to Data Analysis for Quantitative Research 10. Looking Ahead
to Data Analysis for Qualitative Research 11. Preparing a Preliminary
Research Proposal; Part II: Refining the Preliminary Proposal Part B Issues
in Participant Selection 12. Participant Selection in Quantitative Research
13. Participant Selection in Qualitative Research Part C Issues in
Measurement 14. Measurement in Quantitative Research 15. Writing Objective
Measures 16. Measurement in Qualitative Research Part D Techniques for Data
Analysis 17. Descriptive Statistics for Quantitative and Qualitative
Research 18. Correlational Statistics for Quantitative Research 19.
Inferential Statistics for Quantitative Research 20. A Closer Look at Data
Analysis in Qualitative Research Part E. Issues in Conducting Surveys 21.
Issues in Participant Selection for Surveys 22. Issues in Measuring
Demographics in Surveys 23. Issues in the Use of Questionnaires in Surveys
Part F. Issues in Conducting Experiments 24. Introduction to
Experimentation and Threats to External Validity 25. Threats to Internal
Validity and True Experiments 26. Pre-Experiments and Quasi-Experiments
Part G. Putting It All Together 27. Writing Reports of Empirical Research
28. Digital Social Science Research 29. Research Ethics in Social and
Behavioral Sciences; Appendices A. A Closer Look at Interpreting
Correlation Coefficients B. Focus Group Methodology in Qualitative Research
C. An Overview of Program Evaluation D. Ethical Issues in Conducting
Research Sample Literature Reviews 1. Associations Between Marital
Happiness, Problems, and Health 2. Effects of Random Student Drug Testing
in High School 3. College Students' Perceptions of Their Grandparents and
Communication Technology Use 4. A Review of Interventions for Substance Use
Among Homeless Youth Tables 1. Table of Random Numbers 2. Table of
Recommended Sample Sizes for Populations with Finite Sizes