Designing research in the social sciences

This innovative research design text will help you make informed choices when carrying out your research project. Covering both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and with examples drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, the authors explain what is at stake when choosing a resea...

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Main Author: Maggetti, Martino
Other Authors: Gilardi, Fabrizio, Radaelli, Claudio M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE 2013
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Summary:This innovative research design text will help you make informed choices when carrying out your research project. Covering both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and with examples drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, the authors explain what is at stake when choosing a research design, and discuss the trade-offs that researchers have to make when considering issues such as causality, categories and classification, meaning, levels of analysis, and time.
Physical Description:[ix], 185 p. ill. 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781849205009
9781849205016