
The Methods Coach
Learning Through Practice
Oxford University Press, Canada
Published on 29. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-19-542658-8 (ISBN)
Description
A companion volume to core research methods texts, The Methods Coach: Learning Through Practice helps students bridge the 'knowing-doing gap'. That is, while core texts help students understand research methods, the coaching program in this supplementary volume helps students do research methods. The three-part structure of each lab-a 'tune-up', a lab application, and constructive feedback-optimizes students' ability to apply and practise the theories, concepts, and techniques presented in introduction to research methods courses. As a result, The Methods Coach offers much more than conventional study guides, which instead tend to focus on learning comprehension via chapter summaries, review of major concepts, and sample test questions.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
11 b&w figures, 20 b&w tables, 1 b&w photo
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-542658-8 (9780195426588)
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Persons
Lance Roberts is a Professor in the Sociology Department and a Fellow of St John's College at the University of Manitoba. He recently completed a term as Director of the Winnipeg Area Study, a survey research unit. For over three decades he has taught undergraduate and graduate methods and statistics courses and is the author of several books and dozens of articles on topics related to social trends, ethnic relations, education, and inequality.
Karen Kampen is a Doctoral Candidate in the Sociology Department's PhD program at the University of Manitoba, where she holds the position of Lab Instructor.
Tracey Peter is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at University of Manitoba.
Karen Kampen is a Doctoral Candidate in the Sociology Department's PhD program at the University of Manitoba, where she holds the position of Lab Instructor.
Tracey Peter is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at University of Manitoba.
Author
Professor, Department of SociologyProfessor, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba
Doctoral Candidate, Department of SociologyDoctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba
Assistant Professor, Department of SociologyAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba
Content
'You Play the Way you Practice': A Preface for Students ; Lab 1: The Building Blocks: Variables and Hypotheses ; Lab 2: Errors in Reasoning ; Lab 3: Conceptual and Operational Definitions ; Lab 4: Levels of Measurement ; Lab 5: Quantitative Sampling Considerations ; Lab 6: Survey Design Issues ; Lab 7: Content Analysis-Instrument Pre-testing ; Lab 8: Content Analysis-Collecting the Data ; Lab 9: Content Analysis-Processing the Data ; Lab 10: Qualitative Field Observation ; Lab 11: Using Existing and Official Statistics ; Lab 12: Causal Thinking ; Tips for Lab Applications ; Index