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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mark Abrahamson (University of Connecticut, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 1.050kg ISBN: 9780415738002ISBN 10: 0415738008 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 06 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction Part One: Initial Considerations 1.1. The Limitations Of Personal Experience 1.2. Scientific Research Methods 1.3. Theory and Research 1.4. Research Designs: An Overview And Preview Part Two: Research Ethics 1.5. Ethical Constraints 1.6. Subject Protections 1.7. Neutrality 18. Giving Back to the Community 2. Ethnographic Field Studies Part One: Historical and Theoretical Background 2.1. Historical Field Studies 2.2. The Place of Theory 2.3. Part Two: Conducting Field Studies 2.4. The Participant-Observer Continuum 2.5. Gaining Access 2.6. Sampling 2.7. Writing Field Notes 2.8. Terminating A Field Study 2.9. Assessing Data Quality Analyzing Ethnographic Data 3. Experimental Design 3.1. Experiments Introduced 3.2. Contrasting Experiments and Ethnographic Studies 3.3. Experimentation In Social Science 3.4. Causal Inference 3.5. Experimental Designs 3.6. Assigning Subjects To Experimental Conditions 3.7. Internal And External Validity 4. Sample Surveys 4.1. History of Urban Sampling Studies 4.2. Sampling: Basic Terms 4.3. Sample Accuracy 4.4. Types Of Samples 4.5. Reaching Respondents 4.6. Nonresponse Bias 5. Obtaining Data, Part One 5.1. Interviews 5.2. Questionnaires 5.3. Observation 6. Obtaining Data, Part Two 6.1. Multi-Methods 6.2. Mixed Methods 6.3. Secondary Sources 6.4. Special Analyses 7. Measurement, Reliability And Validity 7.1. Concepts And Indicators 7.2. Reliability 7.3. Validity 8. The Research Report 8.1. Section Headings 8.2. Writing StyleReviewsAuthor InformationMark Abrahamson is Professor of Sociology (Emeritus) at the University of Connecticut. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |