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Record Nr.

UNINA9910271004003321

Autore

Russ-Eft Darlene F.

Titolo

Managing applied social research :  tools, strategies, and insights / /  Darlene Russ-Eft ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, 2017

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-119-40857-1

1-119-40858-X

1-119-40856-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Research Methods for the Social Sciences Ser

Classificazione

301.6

Disciplina

300.72/3

Soggetti

Research -- Management

Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Other authors: Catherine M. Sleezer, Gregory Sampson, Laura Leviton

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why manage applied social research studies? -- A bird's eye view of project management -- Plan the scope of the research study -- Plan the data collection and the data analysis -- Plan the study's work and the research schedule -- Plan the people -- Plan the budget -- Plan how to deal with the risks -- Manage and direct the work -- Sustain the team -- Consider the worldviews -- Draft the final report -- Complete the activities that end the study -- Close out the study.

Sommario/riassunto

References and Resources; Section II: Planning the Study "Deciding How to Conduct the Research Study"; Chapter 3: Plan the Scope of the Research Study; Why Planning the Scope for an Applied Social Research Study Is Important; Identify the Essential Expectations for Your Study; Establish the Study's Focus; Determine the Relevant Ethical Issues; Develop Your Written Research Proposal; Summary; References and Resources; Chapter 4: Plan the Data Collection and the Data Analysis; Plan Data Collection and Sample Acquisition; Planning Template for Data Collection and Sample Acquisition.