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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971155503321

Titolo

A handbook for social science field research : essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods / / edited by Ellen Perecman, Sara R. Curran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2006

ISBN

9781412983211 (ebook) :

9781412983211

1412983215

9781441628282

1441628282

9781412916813

141291681X

9781412973427

1412973422

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, 254 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PerecmanEllen

CurranSara R

Disciplina

300/.72/3

Soggetti

Social sciences - Fieldwork

Social sciences - Research

Social sciences - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I - Selecting the Right Tools -- Chapter 1 - Archives: The Past Is Another Country -- Chapter 2 - Case Studies: Case-Based Research -- Chapter 3 - Ethnographic Methods: Ethnography: Theory and Methods -- Chapter 4 - Oral Histories: Oral Histories as Methods and Sources -- Chapter 5 - Focus Groups: Focus Group Interviews -- Chapter 6 - Surveys and Secondary Data Sources: Using Survey Data in Social Science Research in Developing Countries -- Chapter 7 - Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Tools: Qualitative Research: Does It Fit in Economics? -- Part II - Essentials for



the Conduct of Research -- Chapter 8 - Essentials for Ethnography: Ethnographic Methods -- Chapter 9 - Essentials for the Case Study Method: The Case Study and Causal Inference -- Chapter 10 - Essentials for Research Design: In Search of the Holy Grail: Projects, Proposals, and Research Design, but Mostly About Why Writing a Dissertation Proposal Is So Difficult -- Chapter 11 - Research Ethics are Essential: Ethical Considerations for Research in Cross-Cultural Settings -- Chapter 12 - Maintaining Perspective Is Essential: Bringing It All Back Home: Personal Reflections on Friends, Findings, and Fieldwork -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This text contains a collection of essays and bibliographies providing both novice and experienced scholars with invaluable and accessible insights, as well as references to a select list of critical texts pertaining to a wide array of social science methods and practices useful when doing fieldwork.