Research Methods in Social Relations

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Beskrivning

Research Methods in Social Relations, 8th Edition, features a series of updates and revisions in its comprehensive introduction to current research methods in the social and behavioural sciences. Offers comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of traditional and topical research methodsAddresses many newer research approaches such as propensity score matching, mixed methods designs, and confirmatory factor analysisWritten to be accessible to a range of social and behavioural science disciplines, including public health, political science, sociology, and psychologyIncludes new chapters that engage readers in critical thinking about the processes involved in building sustainable partnerships in field and community settingsThe Companion website includes an array of resources for Instructors, including Test Banks, Power Point lecture slides, discussion questions and exercisesThis new edition is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2001’s seventh edition by Hoyle, Harris and Judd

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-08-01
Mått:193 x 246 x 170 mm
Vikt:1 383 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:576
Upplaga:8
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781118764978

Utforska kategorier

Psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Geoffrey Maruyama is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota, USA. His books include Basics of Structural Equation Modeling (1998) and Research in Educational Settings (with Stanley Deno, 1992). He is a former President and Secretary Treasurer of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). Carey S. Ryan is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA. She is co-author of Data Analysis: A Model Comparison Approach (2nd ed., 2009) with Charles M. Judd and Gary H. McClelland.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the Eighth Edition xvAcknowledgments xixAbout the Companion Website xxPart I Underpinnings of Social Relations Research 1Chapter 1 Ways of Thinking and Knowing 3Chapter 2 Doing Social Science Research 29Chapter 3 Ethical Principles 53Chapter 4 Roles and Relations among Researchers, Practitioners, and Participants in Engaged Research 81Chapter 5 Research in Laboratory Settings 107Chapter 6 Research in Field and Community-Based Settings 139Part II Research Approaches in Social Relations Research 161Chapter 7 Measurement and Reliability 163Chapter 8 Evaluating the Construct Validity of Measures 201Chapter 9 Sampling Methods 229Chapter 10 Randomized Experiments 257Chapter 11 Quasi-Experimental and Other Nonrandomized Designs 291Chapter 12 Non-Experimental Research 323Chapter 13 Qualitative Research 365Chapter 14 Survey Research 391Chapter 15 Evaluation Research 413Chapter 16 Mixed Methods Approaches: Learning from Complementary Methods 437Part III Analysis and Writing 453Chapter 17 Critically Reviewing Research Reports and Literatures 455Chapter 18 Writing the Research Report 485References 513Index 535