03531oam 2200697 a 450 991081360680332120240516052551.01-4462-6838-11-283-85905-X1-4462-0981-4(CKB)2670000000308817(EBL)689506(OCoLC)764572211(SSID)ssj0000784390(PQKBManifestationID)12336366(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784390(PQKBWorkID)10763913(PQKB)10960458(MiAaPQ)EBC689506(OCoLC)820630263(StDuBDS)EDZ0000104793(Au-PeEL)EBL689506(CaPaEBR)ebr10631916(CaONFJC)MIL417155(OCoLC)1062341666(FINmELB)ELB133928(PPN)227920430(EXLCZ)99267000000030881720121017d2011 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTeaching quantitative methods getting the basics right /[edited by] Geoff Payne and Malcolm Williams1st ed.Los Angeles, [Calif.] ;London SAGE2011Los Angeles, [Calif.] ;London :SAGE,2011.1 online resource (xii, 187 p.) illDescription based upon print version of record.1-84860-000-3 1-84860-001-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.COVER; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; 1 The 'Crisis of Number': Informed Citizens, Competent Social Scientists; 2 Mapping the Academic Landscape of Quantitative Methods; 3 Best Practices in Quantitative Methods Teaching: Comparing Social Science Curricula Across Countries; 4 The Place of Quantification in the Professional Training of Sociologists: Some Career Reflections; 5 Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Teaching in Quantitative Methods6 How to Teach the Reluctant and Terrified to Love Statistics: The Importance of Context in Teaching Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences; 7 Improving the Teaching of Quantitative Methods to Undergraduate Social Scientists: Understanding and Overcoming the Barriers; 8 Increasing Secondary Analysis in Undergraduate Dissertations: A Pilot Project; 9 Mathematics for Economics: Enhancing Teaching and Learning; 10 Jorum: A National Service for Learning and Teaching; 11 The Problem, Strategies and Resources in Teaching Quantitative Methods: The Way Forward; IndexA clear, innovative text from world experts, this book clearly lays out the problems, strategies and resources associated with the teaching of quantitative methods in modern universities. It is a pragmatic approach which will be of interest to any academic teaching 'numbers' to their students.Quantitative researchSocial sciencesResearchMethodologySocial sciencesStatistical methodsStudy and teachingQuantitative research.Social sciencesResearchMethodology.Social sciencesStatistical methodsStudy and teaching.300.721Payne Geoff1944-32628Williams Malcolm1953-867866StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910813606803321Teaching quantitative methods4127027UNINA