Research Design & Method Selection (eBook)

Making Good Choices in the Social Sciences

Diana Panke (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
368 Seiten
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
9781526452696 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction: the Basics of Social Science Research Designs
Deductive and inductive research
Explanatory and interpretative research designs
Deductive, explanatory research designs and their core components
Research design choices: x-centered and y-centered projects
Quality criteria for social science research
Chapter 2: Detecting Puzzles and Selecting Good Research Questions
Research questions’ essentials
How to find empirical puzzles and select a good explanatory research question
Feasibility
How to make choices: selecting good research questions
Chapter 3: Working with Theories
Why do we need theories for explanatory social science projects?
Selecting theories: how many and which ones do we need?
Working with theories: how to develop and select hypotheses?
Making choices: which and how many theories and hypotheses to use?
Chapter 4: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Method Projects—How to Make the Choice
Advantages and disadvantages of quantitative and qualitative projects
Mixed-method combinations: Advantages and challenges
Qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method projects – How to make a choice?
Chapter 5: How to Select Cases
What is a case?
Case selection: An essential task for comparative research
How many and which cases should be selected?
Making choices: How to select cases?
Chapter 6: Making Choices between Methods of Data Collection
The measurement of variables
Overview of data sources and methods of data collection
Databases and compendiums
Primary Sources: Documents
Interviews
Surveys and questionnaires
Focus groups
Participant observation
The importance of triangulation
The importance of data management
Summary – Choices on data collection
Chapter 7: Making Choices between Qualitative Methods of Data Analysis
Types of Comparisons in Qualitative Case Studies
Process-tracing
Summary: Choosing between methods of qualitative analysis
Chapter 8: Making Choices between Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis
Detecting variable types and describing variables
Choosing between linear and logistic regression analysis
Choosing between advanced methods of quantitative data analysis
Chapter 9: Making Choices in Writing and Sharing Research
Writing techniques
Disseminating research outputs

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.9.2018
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: Methodology • method selection • Project Design • Qualitative research • quantitative research • Research design • research project
• ISBN-13: 9781526452696 / 9781526452696