Designing social research : (Record no. 6402)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | HCC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250113213940.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780745643380 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | HCC |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 300.72 BLA |
| 100 10 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Blaikie, Norman W. H., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1933- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Designing social research : |
| Remainder of title | the logic of anticipation / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Norman Blaikie. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Cambridge, UK ; |
| -- | Malden, MA : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Polity Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2009, c2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix, 298 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-286) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Table of Contents<br/><br/>List of Figures and Tables xi<br/>Acknowledgements xiii<br/>Introduction 1<br/> Purpose of the Book 1<br/> The Audiences 3<br/> Writing the Book 4<br/> Structure of the Book 6<br/> The Nature of Science in the Social Sciences 7<br/> Key Concepts 8<br/> A Manifesto for Social Research 10<br/>1 Preparing Research Designs 12<br/> Introduction 13<br/> Research Designs 15<br/> Research Proposals 27<br/> Conclusion 32<br/> Further Reading 34<br/>2 Designing Social Research 35<br/> Introduction 36<br/> Common Views of Research Design 36<br/> Common Classifications of Research Designs 39<br/> An Alternative View 40<br/> Getting Started 45<br/> Researcher's Stance 50<br/> Further Reading 54<br/>3 Research Questions and Purposes 56<br/> Introduction 57<br/> Research Questions 58<br/> Research Purposes 69<br/> Further Reading 77<br/>4 Strategies for Answering Research Questions 79<br/> Introduction 80<br/> Four Research Strategies 81<br/> Ontological and Epistemological Assumptions 92<br/> Research Paradigms 96<br/> Research Strategies, Questions and Purposes 104<br/> Research Strategies and the Researcher's 106<br/> Stance<br/> Choosing a Research Strategy 107<br/> Further Reading 109<br/>5 Concepts, Theories, Hypotheses and Models 110<br/> Introduction 111<br/> The Role of Concepts 111<br/> Concepts and Research Strategies 123<br/> The Role of Theory 124<br/> The Role of Hypotheses 147<br/> The Role of Models 148<br/> Theories, Models and Research Strategies 153<br/> Further Reading 156<br/>6 Sources and Selection of Data 158<br/> Introduction 159<br/> Types of Data 160<br/> Forms of Data 161<br/> Sources of Data 163<br/> Selection of Data 171<br/> Case Studies 186<br/> Further Reading 197<br/>7 Methods for Answering Research Questions: 199<br/>Data Gathering and Analysis<br/> Introduction 200<br/> Timing Data Collection 201<br/> Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 204<br/> Differences between Quantitative and 213<br/> Qualitative Methods<br/> Generalizing in Qualitative Research 216<br/> Mixed Methods 218<br/> Research Strategies and Methods 227<br/> Further Reading 228<br/>8 Sample Research Designs 230<br/> Introduction 230<br/> Research Design 1 Environmental Worldviews 231<br/> and Behaviour among Students and Residents<br/> Research Design 2 Age and Environmentalism: A 240<br/> Test of Competing Hypotheses<br/> Research Design 3 Gender Differences in 243<br/> Environmentalism: Towards an Explanation<br/> Research Design 4 Motivation for 248<br/> Environmentally Responsible Behaviour: The<br/> Case of Environmental Activists<br/>Postscript 255<br/>Afterword 257<br/>Appendix: Examples of Reseach Topics, Problems 258<br/>and Questions<br/>Notes 262<br/>References 267<br/>Index 287<br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social sciences |
| General subdivision | Methodology. |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Non-fiction | HCUC LIBRARY - ENGLISH COLLECTION | HCUC LIBRARY - ENGLISH COLLECTION | Open Shelf | 07/06/2012 | MPH-1326 | 159.80 | 6 | 1 | 300.72 BLA | 06052 | 27/06/2022 | 25/05/2022 | 1 | 03/12/2013 | Books |
