| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 661 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Note |
Previous edition: published as Handbook of applied social research methods. 1998. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This text is a comprehensive, intelligent & authoritative guide to researchers who need to select & use the most suitable approach, specific designs, & data collection procedures for their applied research. |
| Contents |
Introduction : why a handbook of applied social research methods? / Leonard Bickman and Debra J. Rog -- Applied research design : a practical approach / Leonard Bickman and Debra J. Rog -- Design sensitivity : statistical power for applied experimental research / Mark W. Lipsey and Sean M. Hurley -- Practical sampling / Gary T. Henry -- Planning ethically responsible research / Joan E. Sieber -- Randomized controlled trials for evaluation and planning / Robert F. Boruch [and others] -- Quasi-experimentation / Melvin M. Mark and Charles S. Reichardt -- Designing a qualitative study / Joseph A. Maxwell -- How to do better case studies (with illustrations from 20 exemplary case studies) / Robert K. Yin -- Integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches to research / Abbas Tashakkori and Charles Teddlie -- Organizational diagnosis / Michael I. Harrison -- Research synthesis and meta-analysis / Harris M. Cooper, Erika A. Patall, and James J. Lindsay -- Design and evaluation of survey questions / Floyd J. Fowler Jr. and Carol Cosenza -- Internet survey methods / Samuel J. Best and Chase H. Harrison -- Concept mapping for applied social research / Mary Kane and William M. Trochim -- Mail surveys / Thomas W. Mangione and Janet H. Van Ness -- Methods for sampling and interviewing in telephone surveys / Paul J. Lavrakas -- Ethnography / David M. Fetterman -- Group depth interviews : focus group research / David W. Stewart, Prem N. Shamdasani, and Dennis W. Rook. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology. |
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Social sciences -- Methodology.
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Social sciences -- Methodology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bickman, Leonard, 1941-
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Rog, Debra J.
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| Added Title |
Handbook of applied social research methods |
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Applied social research methods |
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Handbook of applied social research methods.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: SAGE handbook of applied social research methods. 2nd ed. Los Angeles : SAGE, ©2009 9781412950312 (DLC) 2008008495 (OCoLC)212893577 |
| ISBN |
9781483348858 (electronic book) |
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1483348857 (electronic book) |
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9781412973311 (electronic book) |
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1412973317 (electronic book) |
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9781412950312 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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1412950317 |
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