M. D. Shipman

The Limitations of Social Research (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Accessible and clearly written, this text guides students through the practical and theoretical problems surrounding the execution, publication and interpretation of research. It examines every aspect of research, from the changing fashions of styles of research, the influence of the researcher's own preconceptions on the way they carry out research, to the necessary skills involved in critically assessing and using published results.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317883739
• Artikelnr.: 41066938

Autorenporträt

M. D. Shipman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part One: Approaches to Social Research1. Social
researchControversy 1: Can there be Objectivity in Social Research? 2.
Scientific social researchControversy 2: Macho, Mourner, Freedom-Fighter or
Thug? 3. Interpretative social research Part Two: Techniques for Collecting
InformationControversy 3: The Choices within Research Design 4. Samples,
cases and responseControversy 4: What Really went on under the Banyan
Trees? 5. ObservationControversy 5: The Never-ending Nature-Nurture Debate
6. QuestionsControversy 6: Class Size in Primary Schools 7. Variations on
the experimentControversy 7: Burt Rumbles on 8. Reinforcing the evidence;
Part Three: Personal, Professional and Political InfluencesControversy 8:
Suffer the Little Children 9. The author in time and placeControversy 9:
The Publication of Piaget 10. The publication of researchControversy 10:
The Effectiveness of Schools 11. The limitations and scope of social
research; References.Index.