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UNINA9910782531303321 |
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Autore |
Kalof Linda |
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Titolo |
Essentials of Social Research [[electronic resource]] |
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Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-95310-5 |
0-335-23679-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Action research |
Research -- Social aspects |
Social sciences -- Research |
Social sciences |
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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 contenuto |
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Front cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Introduction; Chapter 1: Foundations; Chapter 2: The discourse of science; Chapter 3: Basic logic of quantitative inquiry; Chapter 4: Basic logic of qualitative inquiry; Chapter 5: Collecting the data; Chapter 6: Assessing the findings; Chapter 7: Exercises using research from the published literature; Glossary; References; Index; Back cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Covers types of research, reasoning and data, basic logic of quantitative and qualitative inquiry, major data collection strategies, and identification of research limitations. This book describes procedures for identifying limitations of research and rival explanations for research findings. |
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