The limitations of social research /
Shipman, M. D.,
The limitations of social research / Marten Shipman. - Fourth edition. - ix, 174 pages ; 22 cm. - Longman social research series . - Longman social research series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-169) and index.
Introduction -- Approaches to Social Research -- Social research -- Controversy 1: Can there be objectivity in social research? -- Scientistic social research -- Controversy 2: Macho, mourner, freedom-fighter or thug? -- Interpretive social research -- Techniques for Collecting Information -- Controversy 3: The choices within research design -- Samples, cases and response -- Controversy 4: What really went on under the Banyan trees? -- Observation -- Controversy 5: The never-ending nature-nurture debate -- Questions -- Controversy 6: Class size in primary schools -- Variations on the experiment -- Controversy 7: Burt rumbles on -- Reinforcing the evidence -- Personal, Professional and Political Influences -- Controversy 8: Suffer the little children -- The author in time and place -- Controversy 9: The publication of Piaget -- The publication of research -- Controversy 10: The effectiveness of schools -- The limitations and scope of social research -- References -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. Pt. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. 3. 9. 10. 11.
0582311039 9780582311039
97030721
Social sciences--Research.
H62 / .S464 1997
300.72
The limitations of social research / Marten Shipman. - Fourth edition. - ix, 174 pages ; 22 cm. - Longman social research series . - Longman social research series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-169) and index.
Introduction -- Approaches to Social Research -- Social research -- Controversy 1: Can there be objectivity in social research? -- Scientistic social research -- Controversy 2: Macho, mourner, freedom-fighter or thug? -- Interpretive social research -- Techniques for Collecting Information -- Controversy 3: The choices within research design -- Samples, cases and response -- Controversy 4: What really went on under the Banyan trees? -- Observation -- Controversy 5: The never-ending nature-nurture debate -- Questions -- Controversy 6: Class size in primary schools -- Variations on the experiment -- Controversy 7: Burt rumbles on -- Reinforcing the evidence -- Personal, Professional and Political Influences -- Controversy 8: Suffer the little children -- The author in time and place -- Controversy 9: The publication of Piaget -- The publication of research -- Controversy 10: The effectiveness of schools -- The limitations and scope of social research -- References -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. Pt. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. 3. 9. 10. 11.
0582311039 9780582311039
97030721
Social sciences--Research.
H62 / .S464 1997
300.72