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Smith Emma |
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Titolo |
Using secondary data in educational and social research [[electronic resource] /] / Emma Smith |
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Maidenhead, England, : Open University Press |
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New York, : McGraw-Hill, c2008, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-95323-7 |
0-335-23693-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (261 p.) |
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Collana |
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Conducting educational research |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education - Research - Statistical methods |
Social sciences - Research - Statistical methods |
Research - Methodology |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-246) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Half Title page; Series Editor; Title page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I; Chapter 1: Secondary data analysis: an introduction; Chapter 2: Pitfalls of secondary data analysis; Chapter 3: Promises of secondary data analysis; Chapter 4: Doing secondary analysis; Part II; Chapter 5: Sure Start and leisure habits: secondary analysis of aggregate data; Chapter 6: Traffic jams and gap years: secondary analysis of survey data; Chapter 7: From PISA to California: secondary analysis of international data; Part III; Chapter 8: Endpiece |
Appendix 1: Sources of secondary dataAppendix 2: Effective data husbandry: managing secondary datasets; Appendix 3: Accessing the Economic and Social Data Service; References; Index; Back cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Discusses about using secondary data in social and educational research. This book considers the role of secondary data analysis as a research method in contemporary social research. It introduces worked examples which show the potential for using secondary sources to answer a varied range of research questions. |
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