A handbook for social science field research : essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods /
edited by Ellen Perecman and Sara R. Curran.
- xv, 254 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Archives -- The past is another country -- Bibliography on archives -- Case studies -- Case-based research -- Bibliography on case studies -- Ethnographic methods -- Ethnography : theory and methods -- Bibliography on ethnography -- Oral histories -- Oral histories as methods and sources -- Bibliography on oral history -- Focus groups -- Focus group interviews -- Bibliography on focus groups -- Surveys and secondary data sources -- Using survey data in social science research in developing countries -- Bibliography on surveys and secondary data sources -- Combining qualitative and quantitative tools -- Qualitative research : does it fit in economics? -- Bibliography on study design and quantitative methods -- Essentials for ethnography -- Ethnographic methods -- Essentials for the case study method -- The case study and causal inference -- Essentials for research design -- In search of the Holy Grail : projects, proposals, and research design, but mostly about why writing a dissertation proposal is so difficult -- Research ethics are essential -- Ethical considerations for research in cross-cultural settings -- Maintaining perspective is essential -- Bringing it all back home : personal reflections on friends, findings, and fieldwork -- Bibliography on research ethics and other essential reading. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
1412916801 (cloth) 141291681X (pbk.)
VL280462
2005022714
Social sciences--Fieldwork Social sciences--Research. Social sciences--Methodology