Paul S. Gray

Research Imagination (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The idea that science is a blueprint for research, and imagination gives research its life and purpose inspired this comprehensive explanation of research methodology. The authors' decades of experience have revealed that research is a craft requiring judgment and creativity, not simply memorization and application of the rules of science. Whether one is conducting an intimate one-on-one interview or a large-scale examination of an entire society, human imagination and scientific principles of inquiry go hand in hand. To that end, this book emphasizes scientific method, but also acknowledges its critics. It covers a wide variety of data-collection techniques, but presents them as reinforcing rather than competing with one another, thus striking a balance between qualitative and quantitative methods. It is designed for students and instructors who want a comprehensive treatment of a variety of research techniques with special emphasis on qualitative approaches.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511332197
• Artikelnr.: 38212232

Autorenporträt

Professor Paul S. Gray (BA Princeton, MA Education, Stanford) received his Ph.D. from Yale University and has taught at Boston College for 32 years. In addition to teaching, Gray also works as a business consultant specializing in leadership development and corporate citizenship. Gray is the Faculty Chair of Leadership for Change associated with Boston College's Carroll School of Management. Gray has conducted research on topics as diverse as higher education in Massachusetts and labor unions in Africa. His research has been published in Symbolic Interaction, Industrial Relations, and the Journal of African Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Research process
2. Theory and method
3. Research design
4. Measurement
5. Ethical and political issues
6. Sampling
7. Survey research
8. Intensive interviewing
9. Observational field research
10. Feminist methods
11. Historical analysis
12. Experimental research
13. Content analysis
14. Aggregate data analysis
15. Comparative research method
16. Evaluation research
17. Indexes and scales
18. Basic statistical analysis
19. Multivariate analysis and statistical significance
Epilogue: the value and limits of social science knowledge.