Data Collection: Key Debates and Methods in Social Research
Autor Wendy Olsenen Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 29 noi 2011
The book is divided into seven critical parts:
• Data Collection: An Introduction to Research Practices
• Collecting Qualitative Data
• Observation and Informed Methods
• Experimental and Systematic Data Collection
• Survey Methods for Data Collection
• The Case Study Method of Data Collection
• Concluding Suggestions for Data Collection Groups
A stimulating, practical guide which can be read as individual concepts or as a whole this will be an important resource for students and research professionals.
Wendy Olsen is Senior Lecturer at Manchester University, Institute for Development Policy & Management and Cathie Marsh Centre for Census & Survey Research
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781446254189
ISBN-10: 1446254186
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 170 x 242 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1446254186
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 170 x 242 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
'Good
data
collection
is
the
foundation
on
which
good
research
is
built,
but
most
texts
in
social
research
methods
focus
more
on
data
analysis
than
the
many
issues
involved
in
obtaining
the
data
to
analyze.
Wendy
Olsen's
lively
and
wide-ranging
work
does
much
to
fill
the
gap'
-
W. Paul Vogt
, Professor of Research Methods and Evaluation, Illinois State University
'Written with freshness and energy, with copious examples drawn from research in the UK, USA, India and South Africa, this lively guide to data collection includes excellent sections often under-played by methods textbooks, such as the comparative method; data cleaning; survey weights; and secondary analysis. The seriousness and mission of the dedicated researcher shines through its approachable narrative, providing an outstanding example of what a balanced mixed methods perspective has to offer'
Geoff Payne
Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University, UK
W. Paul Vogt
, Professor of Research Methods and Evaluation, Illinois State University
'Written with freshness and energy, with copious examples drawn from research in the UK, USA, India and South Africa, this lively guide to data collection includes excellent sections often under-played by methods textbooks, such as the comparative method; data cleaning; survey weights; and secondary analysis. The seriousness and mission of the dedicated researcher shines through its approachable narrative, providing an outstanding example of what a balanced mixed methods perspective has to offer'
Geoff Payne
Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University, UK
Cuprins
PART
ONE:
DATA
COLLECTION:
AN
INTRODUCTION
TO
RESEARCH
PRACTICES
Research and Data Collection
Findings
Data
Causes
Sampling
Further Reading for Part One
PART TWO: COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA
Interviews
Transcripts
Coding
Meaning
Interpretation
Observer Bias
Representations
Focus Groups
Document Analysis
Accuracy
Ethical Clearance
Further Reading for Part Two
PART THREE: OBSERVATION AND INVOLVED METHODS
Participation
Praxis
Action Research
Observation Methods
Online Data Collection
Further Reading for Part Three
PART FOUR: EXPERIMENTAL AND SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION
Questionnaire Design
Handling Treatment Data
The Ethics of Volunteers
Market-Research Techniques
Creating Systematic Case Study Data
Further Reading for Part Four
PART FIVE: SURVEY METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION
Operationalisation
Measurement
Causality
Data Cleaning
Data Extraction
Outliers
Subsetting of Data
Survey Weights
Further Reading for Part Five
PART SIX: THE CASE STUDY METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
Case Study Research
Comparative Research
Configurations
Contingency
Causal Mechanisms
Further Reading for Part Six
PART SEVEN: CONCLUDING SUGGESTIONS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION CONCEPTS
Facts
Reality
Retroduction
Further Reading for Part Seven
Research and Data Collection
Findings
Data
Causes
Sampling
Further Reading for Part One
PART TWO: COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA
Interviews
Transcripts
Coding
Meaning
Interpretation
Observer Bias
Representations
Focus Groups
Document Analysis
Accuracy
Ethical Clearance
Further Reading for Part Two
PART THREE: OBSERVATION AND INVOLVED METHODS
Participation
Praxis
Action Research
Observation Methods
Online Data Collection
Further Reading for Part Three
PART FOUR: EXPERIMENTAL AND SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION
Questionnaire Design
Handling Treatment Data
The Ethics of Volunteers
Market-Research Techniques
Creating Systematic Case Study Data
Further Reading for Part Four
PART FIVE: SURVEY METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION
Operationalisation
Measurement
Causality
Data Cleaning
Data Extraction
Outliers
Subsetting of Data
Survey Weights
Further Reading for Part Five
PART SIX: THE CASE STUDY METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
Case Study Research
Comparative Research
Configurations
Contingency
Causal Mechanisms
Further Reading for Part Six
PART SEVEN: CONCLUDING SUGGESTIONS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION CONCEPTS
Facts
Reality
Retroduction
Further Reading for Part Seven
Descriere
Helps
students
and
researchers
to
understand
the
ideas
and
methods
behind
the
successful
collection
of
qualitative,
quantitative
and
mixed
data
sets
in
transparent,
scientific
ways.