Designed to help students acquire basic skills in the methods of social science research. The book uses a straightforward writing style to present essential information, without eliminating key concepts, tools, and their applications. Topics are illustrated in ways that are student-centered, yet instructor-friendly.
Designed to help students acquire basic skills in the methods of social science research. The book uses a straightforward writing style to present essential information, without eliminating key concepts, tools, and their applications. Topics are illustrated in ways that are student-centered, yet instructor-friendly.
Dr. Linda Eberst Dorsten, Professor Emerita, served as research consultant to state and community agencies across several states and for a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention five-year initiative. She publishes articles in Demography, Population Research and Policy Review, Sociology of Education, and Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization. Dr. Lawrence Hotchkiss is a retired statistical consultant from the University of Delaware. A research scholar, he has directed numerous studies of education and learning and published many papers in refereed journals. He is an experienced user of survey data in large national datasets, and an experienced research administrator.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introducing Social Research Chapter 2. Ethics and Social Science Research Chapter 3. Scientific Method and Basic Concepts Chapter 4. Variables and Their Measurement Chapter 5. Designing Social Experiments Chapter 6. Ethnography and Observation Chapter 7. Indirect Methods Chapter 8. Surveys Chapter 9. Population, Samples, and Sampling Chapter 10. Data Preparation and Basic Analysis Chapter 11. Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating Chapter 12. Preparing the Report Chapter 13. Applying Principles of "Science Learning" to Everyday Learning Appendix 1. Chapter Supplements Appendix 2. Code of Ethics Appendix 3. Random Numbers Table Appendix 4. Statistical Formulas Appendix 5. Introduction to the General Social Survey (GSS) Dataset Glossary References
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introducing Social Research Chapter 2. Ethics and Social Science Research Chapter 3. Scientific Method and Basic Concepts Chapter 4. Variables and Their Measurement Chapter 5. Designing Social Experiments Chapter 6. Ethnography and Observation Chapter 7. Indirect Methods Chapter 8. Surveys Chapter 9. Population, Samples, and Sampling Chapter 10. Data Preparation and Basic Analysis Chapter 11. Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating Chapter 12. Preparing the Report Chapter 13. Applying Principles of "Science Learning" to Everyday Learning Appendix 1. Chapter Supplements Appendix 2. Code of Ethics Appendix 3. Random Numbers Table Appendix 4. Statistical Formulas Appendix 5. Introduction to the General Social Survey (GSS) Dataset Glossary References
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