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This accessible text presents a comprehensive and integrated scheme
for preparing research designs and research proposals for students
in the social sciences. The book is concerned with planning social
research projects rather than how to conduct them and in the
process it connects the techniques of research with key
methodological issues in the social sciences. The author places particular emphasis on the formulation of
research questions and the selection of appropriate research
strategies (logics of enquiry) to answer them. He argues that other
design decisions, such as the selection of data sources and methods
of data collection and analysis, must be made in the light of the
particular ontological and epistemological assumptions associated
with each research strategy. The basic requirements for research designs and research
proposals are laid out at the beginning of the book, followed by
discussion of the major design elements, and the choices that need
to be made about them. Four sample research designs at the end of
the volume illustrate the use of the research strategies. The need
to achieve consistency in design decisions is stressed throughout
the book. The author includes a critical review of some
controversial issues, including the use of quantitative and
qualitative methods, the role of case studies, the appropriateness
of triangulation, the relevance of representative samples, and the
limited role for tests of significance. This book will be essential reading for all social researchers, but particularly for postgraduate students. It is a companion to Blaikie's "Approaches to Social Enquiry,"
What basic knowledge and skills do novice researchers in social science require? How can students be helped to over-come `symbol phobia' or `figure blindness'? This generous and constantly insightful book is designed for social researchers who need to know what procedures to use under what circumstances, in practical research projects. It accomplishes this without requiring an in-depth understanding of statistical theory, but also avoids both trivializing procedures or resorting to `cookbook' techniques. Among the key features of the book are: - Accessibility - Organization of the wide, often bewildering array of methods of data analysis into a coherent and user-friendly scheme of classification: types of analysis and levels of measurement - Demystification - the first chapter unpacks commonly taken-for-granted concepts such as `analysis', `data' and `quantitative' - Location of methods in real research problems The book is a triumphant introduction to the theory and practice of quantitative methods. It will quickly establish itself as essential reading for students doing social research throughout the social sciences. `With this book Norman Blaikie retains his reputation as the leading rapporteur and raconteur of social research methodology. With many other introductory texts, data analysis becomes just an exercise unto itself, and students (sometimes) learn to go through the motions without really knowing why. After working with Blaikie's text, novice researchers will know why quantitative inquiry is important' - Ray Pawson, University of Leeds
What basic knowledge and skills do novice researchers in social science require? How can students be helped to over-come `symbol phobia' or `figure blindness'? This generous and constantly insightful book is designed for social researchers who need to know what procedures to use under what circumstances, in practical research projects. It accomplishes this without requiring an in-depth understanding of statistical theory, but also avoids both trivializing procedures or resorting to `cookbook' techniques. Among the key features of the book are: - Accessibility - Organization of the wide, often bewildering array of methods of data analysis into a coherent and user-friendly scheme of classification: types of analysis and levels of measurement - Demystification - the first chapter unpacks commonly taken-for-granted concepts such as `analysis', `data' and `quantitative' - Location of methods in real research problems The book is a triumphant introduction to the theory and practice of quantitative methods. It will quickly establish itself as essential reading for students doing social research throughout the social sciences. `With this book Norman Blaikie retains his reputation as the leading rapporteur and raconteur of social research methodology. With many other introductory texts, data analysis becomes just an exercise unto itself, and students (sometimes) learn to go through the motions without really knowing why. After working with Blaikie's text, novice researchers will know why quantitative inquiry is important' - Ray Pawson, University of Leeds
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