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Titolo: |
A handbook for social science field research : essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods / / edited by Ellen Perecman, Sara R. Curran
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Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2006 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 254 p.) |
Disciplina: | 300/.72/3 |
Soggetto topico: | Social sciences - Fieldwork |
Social sciences - Research | |
Social sciences - Methodology | |
Altri autori: |
PerecmanEllen
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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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | A handbook for social science field research ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4129-8321-5 |
1-4416-2828-2 | |
1-4129-1681-X | |
1-4129-7342-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910823103103321 |
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