TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salkind,Neil J.
AU  - Miller,Delbert Charles
AU  - Salkind,Neil J.
TI  - Handbook of research design and social measurement
SN  - 9780761920465 (pbk.) :
AV  - H62 
U1  - 302.072 MIL 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - London
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Sociometry
KW  - Experimental design
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - General
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Research methods: general
KW  - thema
KW  - Social research & statistics
KW  - Psychological methodology
N1  - PART 1.UNDERSTANDING BASIC, APPLIED, AND EVALUATION RESEARCH   1.1 Defining the Characteristics of Basic, Applied, and Evaluation Research --1.2 The Orientation and Commitment of The Basic Researcher --1.3 The Orientation and Commitment of the Applied Researcher --1.4 The Orientation And Commitment Of The Evaluation Researcher--1.5 General Readings on Basic, Applied and Evaluation Research --PART 2: BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN --2.1 Basic Guide For The Design Of A Social Research Proposal --2.2 Formulating A Research Problem --2.3 Evaluating Research Studies --2.4 Elements of Research Design --2.5 Choosing a Research Design --2.6 How Science Is Built- Importance of Conceptual Definition and Theory Formulation G. J. DiRenzo-  Assumptions Underlying the Application of the Scientific Method G. Sjoberg, & R. Nett  Dilemmas of the Researcher and the Distinctiveness of Behavioral Science A. Kaplan--2.7 The Impact Of Sociological Theory On Empirical Research - Empirical Generalizations in Sociology R. K. Merton--  2.8 Bridging The Gap Between The Languages Of Theory And Research - Causal Inferences in Non-Experimental Research H. M. Blalock, Jr.--2.9 Criteria for Judging the Usefulness of an Hypotheses - Methods in Social Research W. J. Goode, & P. K. Hatt--2.10 Science: Simultaneously Observational, Experimental, and Historical   Science: Observational, Experimental, Historical R. Siever--2.11 Guides for Design, Model Building, and Large-Scale Research   Some Observations on Study Design S. A. Stouffer--2.12 The Role Of Models In Research Design --2.13 General Considerations Of Research Design --2.14 Factors Jeopardizing Internal And External Validity Of Research Designs  - Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research D. T. Campbell, & J. C. Stanley--2.15 Sampling --2.16 A Selected Bibliography On Basic Research and Research Design-- Part 3. APPLIED AND EVALUATION RESEARCH   --3.1 A Rationale for Applied Sociology as it Relates to Policy-Making --3.2 Applied Research Design --3.3 Fitting An Applied Research Design To A Problem --3.4 The Mood Of The Academic Researcher Engaged In Applied Research --3.5 The Application of Successful Applied Research through Policy Analysis  Policy Analysis R. Haskin--  3.6 Bibliography On Applied Sociology, Knowledge Utilization, And Policy-Making --3.7 Evaluation Research As A Process --3.8 Ethical Practices in Research --PART 4. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH J. Cresswell, & R. C. Maiette--4.1 Introduction--4.2 Systematic Inquiry Approaches --4.3 A Conceptual Overview of Five Inquiry Approaches --4.4 Narrative Research --4.5 Phenomenology --4.6 Grounded Theory Research --4.7 An Ethnography --4.8 The Case Study --4.9 Qualitative Data Analysis Software --4.10 Conclusion --4.11 References --4.12 Qualitative Research Methodology: A New Perspective -The New Frontier in Qualitative Research Methodology E. W. Eisner--4.13 Further Resources for Qualitative Researchers-- PART V GUIDES TO METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF COLLECTING DATA IN LIBRARY, FIELD, AND LABORATORY SETTINGS: SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA LIBRARIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS --5.1 Outline Guide To Situses, Principal Methods, And Techniques Of The Social Science Researcher --5.2 A Review of Print and Online Social Science Research Resources --5.3 United States Bureau of the Census and other Federal Sources of Information --5.4 FedStats --5.5 Data Mining through Federal Resources --5.6 General Databases of Bibliographic Material --5.7 Using Search Engines --5.8 Microfiche as an Archival Medium --5.9 Online Computer Library Center --5.10 Documentary Resources Available In The Library --5.11 Guides For Selection And Construction Of Questionnaires --5.12 Techniques For Increasing Response Rates --5.13 Guides For Selection And Use Of Personal Interviews As Utilized In Field Research --5.14 Description of And Instructions For Preparation Of A Telephone Interview Survey-5.15 A Comparison Of Telephone Surveys With Personal Interviews --5.16 Choosing Among The Mail Questionnaire, Personal Interview, And Telephone Survey --5.17 The Panel Technique As A Research Instrument --5.18 Guides For The Selection And Construction Of Social Scales And Indices --5.19 Guide To Databases Of Collected Data For The Social Science Researcher --5.20 Social Science Data Archives in the United States --5.21 Directories Of Social Research Centers--   5.22 Important Research Associations And Institutes Affiliated With The International Sociological Association --5.23 A Bibliography Of Methods Guides --5.24 A Comment on the Internet --PART 6 GUIDE TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA --6.1 Questioning Science  - The Impertinent Questioner:The Scientist\'s Guide to the Statistician\'s Mind W. Lurie---6.2 Four Levels Of Measurement And The Statistics Appropriate To Each Level --6.3 The Meaning and Use of Statistical Significance   The Concept of Statistical Significance Testing B. Thompson--6.4 Summary Of Common Measures Of Association and Group Differences --6.5 An Overview of Measures of Association --6.6 An Overview of Tests of the Difference Between Means --6.7 Causation And Multivariate Analysis: From Univariate And Bivariate Problems to Multivariate Analysis of Social Behavior --6.8 An Overview of Other Statistical Techniques and Examples of Their Application --6.9 Using The Computer In Social Science Research --6.10 Software Applications for the Computer --6.11 A Guide To Computer Periodicals And Other Publications--   6.12 A Bibliography Of Statistical Methods --6.13 Contents Of Sociological Methodology 1994 Through 2000 --PART 7 ASSESSING SOCIAL VARIABLES: SCALES AND INDEXES --7.1 General Assessment Sources --7.2 Scales Assessing Social Status --7.3 Scales Assessing Group Structure and Dynamics --7.4 Social Indicators --7.5 National Economic Indicators --7.6 Measures of Organizational Structure --7.7 Community --7.8 Social Participation --7.9 Leadership in the Work Organization --7.10 Morale and Job Satisfaction --7.11 Scales of Attitudes, Values, and Norms--   7.12 Family and Marriage --7.13 Personality Measurements  --.14 Citations, Focus, and Purpose of Studies Reported in the Past Five Years in the American Journal of Sociology, The American Sociological Review, and Social Psychology Quarterly --7.15 Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes --7.16 The Buros Institute and the Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook--   7.17 How Researchers Create Their Own Scales: An Activity of Last Resort --PART 8 RESEARCH PROPOSAL, FUNDING, BUDGETING, REPORTING, AND CAREER PLANNING --8.1 The Research Grant Proposal --8.2 Research Funding --8.3 Major Sources of Funding Information --8.4 Common Reasons for Rejection of Grant Proposals --8.5 Further Readings on Grantsmanship and Proposal Writing Grantsmanship --8.6 The National Science Foundation (NSF) --8.7 National Institutes of Health (NIH) --8.8 Department of Health and Human Services --8.9 National Institute of Justice --8.10 Federal Government Agencies and Private Organizations Offering Fellowships and Grants --8.11 Sources of Information for Other Fellowships and Grant Opportunities --8.12 Estimating Research Costs --8.13 Research Reporting --8.14 A Guide to Publications --8.15 Where Prestigious Sociologists Publish and Why --8.16 Getting Published --8.17 Professional Memberships and Organizations --8.18 Planning for a Career in the Social Sciences
N2  - This handbook contains hundreds of new references on the assessment of important sociological variables as well as updated references to the latest topics in statistical analysis and computer applications
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