LEADER 03511nam 22006134a 450 001 9910823103103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4129-8321-5 010 $a1-4416-2828-2 010 $a1-4129-1681-X 010 $a1-4129-7342-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000574939 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000338406 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11232805 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338406 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10298652 035 $a(PQKB)11623897 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1995659 035 $a(OCoLC)1007859055 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000016508 035 $a(PPN)227909011 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000574939 100 $a20050805d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA handbook for social science field research $eessays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods /$fedited by Ellen Perecman, Sara R. Curran 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aThousand Oaks, Calif. $cSage Publications$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (xxvi, 254 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-28407-5 311 $a1-4129-1680-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 8 $aThis 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. 606 $aSocial sciences$xFieldwork 606 $aSocial sciences$xResearch 606 $aSocial sciences$xMethodology 615 0$aSocial sciences$xFieldwork. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xResearch. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xMethodology. 676 $a300/.72/3 701 $aPerecman$b Ellen$01600081 701 $aCurran$b Sara R$01600082 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823103103321 996 $aA handbook for social science field research$93923044 997 $aUNINA