03748nam 22007094a 450 991097115550332120250414173437.09781412983211 (ebook) :No price97814129832111412983215978144162828214416282829781412916813141291681X97814129734271412973422(CKB)2670000000574939(SSID)ssj0000338406(PQKBManifestationID)11232805(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338406(PQKBWorkID)10298652(PQKB)11623897(MiAaPQ)EBC1995659(OCoLC)1007859055(StDuBDS)EDZ0000016508(PPN)227909011227693(EXLCZ)99267000000057493920050805d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrA handbook for social science field research essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods /edited by Ellen Perecman, Sara R. Curran1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sage Publicationsc20061 online resource (xxvi, 254 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781322284071 1322284075 9781412916806 1412916801 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.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.Social sciencesFieldworkSocial sciencesResearchSocial sciencesMethodologySocial sciencesFieldwork.Social sciencesResearch.Social sciencesMethodology.300/.72/3Perecman Ellen1805485Curran Sara R1805486MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971155503321A handbook for social science field research4354091UNINA