O'Dwyer and Bernauer promote understanding and appreciation of the quantitative tradition in the social sciences, especially for those who are most familiar with the qualitative tradition. The authors demonstrate that these two research traditions are complementary and that the primary components of good research--problem quality, design quality, evidence quality, and procedural quality--apply equally to both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. By providing rich pedagogy throughout the book the authors give students ample support and guidance. Each chapter begins with an outline, key terms are defined throughout, and discussion questions conclude each chapter. Connections to Qualitative Research and Review of Published Research sections offer students opportunities to make connections to their current base of knowledge and to see the concepts described in the book being applied in real research. INDICE: SECTION I: An Overview of Research in the Social Sciences: Qualitative Meets QuantitativeChapter 1: Understanding the Purpose of Research in the Qualitative and Quantitative TraditionsChapter 2: An Overview of the Qualitative Tradition and Connections to the Quantitative TraditionChapter 3: Overview of Research in the Quantitative TraditionSECTION II: The Sine Qua Non for Conducting Research in the Quantitative TraditionChapter 4: Choosing Research Participants and Making Generalizations: Sampling and External ValidityChapter 5: Measurement and Instrumentation in Quantitative ResearchChapter 6: Minimizing Alternative Explanations for Research Findings: Internal ValiditySECTION III: Research Design and Data Analysis in the Quantitative TraditionChapter 7: Non-Experimental Research DesignsChapter 8: Experimental Research DesignsChapter 9: Descriptive Analyses for Data Generated by Quantitative ResearchChapter 10: Inferential Analyses for Data Generated by Quantitative ResearchChapter 11: The Complementary Natures of Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-9779-9
- Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 328
- Fecha Publicación: 17/09/2013
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