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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461210703321

Autore

Vogt W. Paul

Titolo

When to Use What Research Design [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Publications, 2012

ISBN

1-4625-0387-X

1-283-51121-5

9786613511218

1-4625-0361-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GardnerDianne C

HaeffeleLynne M

Disciplina

001.42

Soggetti

Social sciences -- Methodology

Social sciences -- Research -- Design

Social sciences - Research - Design

Social sciences - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Front Matter; Brief Contents; Extended Contents; General Introduction Design, Sampling, and Ethics; Part I--Research Questions and Designs; Chapter 1--When to Use Survey Designs; Chapter 2--When to Use Interview Designs; Chapter 3--When to Use Experimental Designs; Chapter 4--When to Use Naturalistic and Participant Observational Designs; Chapter 5--When to Use Archival Designs: Literature Reviews and Secondary Data Analyses; Chapter 6--When to Use Combined Research Designs; Part II--Sampling, Selection, and Recruitment; Chapter 7--Sampling for Surveys

Chapter 8--Identifying and Recruiting People for Interviews Chapter 9--Sampling, Recruiting, and Assigning Participants in Experiments; Chapter 10--Searching and Sampling for Observations; Chapter 11--Sampling from Archival Sources; Chapter 12--Sampling and Recruiting for Combined Research Designs; Part III--Research Ethics: The Responsible Conduct of Research; Chapter 13--Ethics in Survey



Research; Chapter 14--Ethics in Interview Research; Chapter 15--Ethics in Experimental Research; Chapter 16--Ethics in Observational Research; Chapter 17--Ethical Issues in Archival Research

Chapter 18--Ethical Considerations in Combined Research Designs Conclusion: Culmination of Design, Sampling, and Ethics in Valid Data Coding; Glossary; References; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Systematic, practical, and accessible, this is the first book to focus on finding the most defensible design for a particular research question. Thoughtful guidelines are provided for weighing the advantages and disadvantages of various methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods designs. The book can be read sequentially or readers can dip into chapters on specific stages of research (basic design choices, selecting and sampling participants, addressing ethical issues) or data collection methods (surveys, interviews, experiments, observations, archival studies, and co