TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walter,Maggie
TI  - Social research methods
SN  - 9780195520170
U1  - 300.72 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Australia
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Australia
N1  - Previous edition: 2009; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. The foundations of good social science research --; The nature of social science research; Maggie Walter --; Research design; Kristin Natalier --; The research process; Douglas Ezzy --; Ethics and social research; Daphne Habibis --; Sampling; Bruce Tranter --; Part 2. Quantitative methods and the power of the numbers --; Surveys; Maggie Walter --; Population-level analysis; Natalie Jackson --; Analysing quantitative data; Tim Phillips--; Using SPSS for quantitative analysis; Lisa Denny and Brendan Churchill --; Part 3. Qualitative methods and meaning - making --; Qualitative interviewing methods; Max Travers --; Content analysis; Brendan Churchill --; Discourse analysis; Keith Jacobs --; Doing evaluation research; Rob White --; Analysing qualitative data; Karen Willis --; Ethnography; Felicity Picken --; Part 4. Writing up our research for dissemination --; Writing up research; Michelle Gabriel
N2  - "Social Research Methods, Third Edition, guides students through all the steps of the research process, from formulating a question to writing up their report. Written by a team of active Australian research practitioners ... bridges the gap between theory and practice with substantive examples of each method in practice. ."--Publisher's website
ER  -