Research in practice
Applied methods for the social sciences
Published on 31. May 1999
Book
528 pages
978-1-919713-35-9 (ISBN)
Description
This text incorporates new trends in research methodology. Practical experiences drawn from southern African experience elucidate the research approaches and techniques studied in this text and the phases in the research process are broken down into conceptual tools to be used in evaluating social issues.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cape Town
South Africa
Publishing group
Juta Academic
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
photographs;glossary
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 186 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-919713-35-9 (9781919713359)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Martin Terre Blanche | Kevin Durrheim | Desmond Painter
Research in Practice
Applied Methods for the Social Sciences
Book
06/2007
2nd Edition
Juta Legal and Academic Publishers
€112.79
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Book
06/2006
2nd Edition
Juta Legal and Academic Publishers
€50.89
Article not available for order
Content
The research process: histories of the present - social science research in context; doing an information search; research design; putting design into practice - writing and evaluating research proposals; quantitative proposals; quantitative analysis; interpretative methods; social constructionist methods; publish or perish - disseminating your research findings. Research in action: 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; survey methods in market and media research; assessment research. Advance techniques and approaches: sound conclusions - judging research designs; jumping to conclusions - an overview of inferential statistical methods; reducing and understanding complexity - multivariate data analysis; from encounter to text - data-gathering in interpretative research; hermeneutics in action - empathy and interpretation in qualitative research; calling it a day - reaching conclusions in interpretive research; standpoint methodologies - Marxist, feminist and black scholarship perspectives; postmodernism - a critical practice?