The SAGE handbook of applied social research methods /

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Uniform title:Handbook of applied social research methods.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Los Angeles : SAGE, c2009.
Description:xviii, 661 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7450780
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Other authors / contributors:Bickman, Leonard, 1941-
Rog, Debra J.
ISBN:9781412950312 (cloth : acid-free paper)
1412950317 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Notes:Published in 1998 under title: Handbook of applied social research methods
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Why A Handbook of Applied Social Research?
  • Part I. Approaches to Applied Research
  • 1. Applied Research Design
  • 2. Design Sensitivity: Statistical Power for Applied Experimental Research
  • 3. Practical Sampling
  • 4. Planning Ethically Responsible Research
  • Part II. Applied Research Designs
  • 5. Randomized Controlled Trials for Evaluation and Planning
  • 6. Quasi-experimentation
  • 7. Designing a Qualitative Study
  • 8. How to Do Better Case Studies (with Illustrations from 20 Exemplary Case Studies)
  • 9. Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Research
  • 10. Organizational Diagnosis
  • 11. Research Synthesis and Meta-analysis
  • Part III. Practical Data Collection
  • 12. Design and Evaluation of Survey Questions
  • 13. Internet Survey Methods
  • 14. Concept Mapping for Applied Social Research
  • 15. Mail Surveys
  • 16. Methods for Sampling and Interviewing in Telephone Surveys
  • 17. Ethnography
  • 18. Group Depth Interviews: Focus Group Research
  • Applied Research Design
  • Designing a Qualitative Study
  • Practical Sampling
  • Planning Ethically Responsible Research
  • Randomized Controlled Experiements for Evaluation
  • Quasi-Experimentation
  • Abridged Version of Case Study Research: Design and Method
  • Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis
  • Design and Evaluation of Survey Questions
  • Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment
  • Mail Surveys
  • Methods for Sampling and Interviewing in Telephone Surveys
  • Ethnography
  • Focus Group Research: Exploration andDiscovery
  • Concept Mapping
  • Internet Data Collection
  • Mixed Methods
  • Comparative Analysis