Research in practice : applied methods for the social sciences
Over the past few decades there has been a major shift in research methodology. This is reflected in a greater emphasis on interdisciplinary and applied research skills, and the concurrent use of qualitative and quantitative methods. This book incorporates these trends and offers coverage of a range of research approaches and techniques.
Print Book, English, 2006
2nd rev. ed View all formats and editions
University of Cape Town Press, Cape Town, 2006
x, 594 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (12 cm)
9781919713694, 1919713697
1017219194
The research process: Histories of the present - social science research in context; doing an information search; research design; ethical issues in social science research; putting design into practice - writing and evaluating research proposals; publish or perish - disseminating your research findings. Quantitative research techniques: Generating quantitative data; evaluating research design; basic quantitative analysis; jumping to conclusions - an overview of inferential statistical methods; multivariate data analysis. Qualitative research techniques: Why qualitative research?; From encounter to text - collecting data in qualitative research; first steps in qualitative data analysis; lived experience and interpretation - the balancing act in qualitative analysis; calling it a day - reaching conclusions in qualitative research. Research in applied contexts: Jobs and careers in social science research; programme evaluation; participatory action research: A practical guide for realistic radicals; researching public policy; research methods in clinical research; assessment research; standpoint methodologies - marxist, feminist, and black scholarship perspectives; postmodernism - a critical practice?; postcolonial African methods and interpretation.
CD-ROM in back pocket