Data Collection

Key Debates and Methods in Social Research

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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This innovative book provides students and researchers alike with an indispensible introduction to the key theoretical issues and practical methods needed for data collection.

It uses clear definitions, relevant interdisciplinary examples from around the world and up-to-date suggestions for further reading to demonstrate how to usefully gather and use qualitative, quantitative, and mixed data sets.

The book is divided into seven critical parts:

• Data Collection: An Introduction to Research Practices

• Collecting Qualitative Data

• Observation and Informed Methods

• Experimental and Systematic Data Collection

• Survey Methods for Data Collection

• The Case Study Method of Data Collection

• Concluding Suggestions for Data Collection Groups

A stimulating, practical guide which can be read as individual concepts or as a whole this will be an important resource for students and research professionals.

Wendy Olsen is Senior Lecturer at Manchester University, Institute for Development Policy & Management and Cathie Marsh Centre for Census & Survey Research

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-11-04
Mått:170 x 242 x 14 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781847872562

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Wendy Olsen is Senior Lecturer at Manchester University, Institute for Development Policy & Managementand Cathie Marsh Centre for Census & Survey Research.

Recensioner i media

′Good data collection is the foundation on which good research is built, but most texts in social research methods focus more on data analysis than the many issues involved in obtaining the data to analyze. Wendy Olsen′s lively and wide-ranging work does much to fill the gap′ - W. Paul Vogt, Professor of Research Methods and Evaluation, Illinois State University ′Written with freshness and energy, with copious examples drawn from research in the UK, USA, India and South Africa, this lively guide to data collection includes excellent sections often under-played by methods textbooks, such as the comparative method; data cleaning; survey weights; and secondary analysis. The seriousness and mission of the dedicated researcher shines through its approachable narrative, providing an outstanding example of what a balanced mixed methods perspective has to offer′ Geoff PayneProfessor of Sociology, Newcastle University, UK

Innehållsförteckning

PART ONE: DATA COLLECTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH PRACTICESResearch and Data CollectionFindingsDataCausesSamplingFurther Reading for Part OnePART TWO: COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATAInterviewsTranscriptsCodingMeaningInterpretationObserver BiasRepresentationsFocus GroupsDocument AnalysisAccuracyEthical ClearanceFurther Reading for Part TwoPART THREE: OBSERVATION AND INVOLVED METHODSParticipationPraxisAction ResearchObservation MethodsOnline Data CollectionFurther Reading for Part ThreePART FOUR: EXPERIMENTAL AND SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTIONQuestionnaire DesignHandling Treatment DataThe Ethics of VolunteersMarket-Research TechniquesCreating Systematic Case Study DataFurther Reading for Part FourPART FIVE: SURVEY METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTIONOperationalisationMeasurementCausalityData CleaningData ExtractionOutliersSubsetting of DataSurvey WeightsFurther Reading for Part FivePART SIX: THE CASE STUDY METHOD OF DATA COLLECTIONCase Study ResearchComparative ResearchConfigurationsContingencyCausal MechanismsFurther Reading for Part SixPART SEVEN: CONCLUDING SUGGESTIONS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION CONCEPTSFactsRealityRetroductionFurther Reading for Part Seven