Author: Earl R. Babbie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780176662479
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The gold standard for research methods for the social sciences, Babbie/Benaquisto?s Fundamentals of Social Research has introduced over 20,000 social science students to the subject. A straightforward, engaging, and student-friendly introduction to research methods for social sciences, Fundamentals of Social Research continues to be the essential guide to the conceptual foundations, methodologies, and practical skills necessary to undertake successful social research. This textbook offers a seamless combination of Earl Babbie?s student-friendly approach with Lucia Benaquisto?s Canadian examples and strong coverage of research ethics. The text features humour and clear, down-to-earth explanations that make abstract theory understandable to undergraduates.
Fundamentals of Social Research
Author: Earl R. Babbie
Publisher: Scarborough, ON : Nelson Thomson Learning
ISBN: 9780176168384
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Earl Babbie, best-selling author in the field, is joined by Lucia Benaquisto, experienced researcher and teacher for The Basics of Social Research, First Canadian Edition. This outstanding author team makes abstract theory understandable with humour and down-to-earth examples. Canadian examples and Canadian social science research make the text even more relevant to students. This textbook is for a one semester course in research methods. The adaptation is unique because it took the American edition but added unique chapters and methods based on the reviewers? desire for comprehensive coverage. There is more material on ethics and qualitative research in the Canadian edition. There is also coverage of a more advanced topic, the elaboration model. This adaptation is also uniquein the Canadian market because of its rich ancillary package.
Publisher: Scarborough, ON : Nelson Thomson Learning
ISBN: 9780176168384
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Earl Babbie, best-selling author in the field, is joined by Lucia Benaquisto, experienced researcher and teacher for The Basics of Social Research, First Canadian Edition. This outstanding author team makes abstract theory understandable with humour and down-to-earth examples. Canadian examples and Canadian social science research make the text even more relevant to students. This textbook is for a one semester course in research methods. The adaptation is unique because it took the American edition but added unique chapters and methods based on the reviewers? desire for comprehensive coverage. There is more material on ethics and qualitative research in the Canadian edition. There is also coverage of a more advanced topic, the elaboration model. This adaptation is also uniquein the Canadian market because of its rich ancillary package.
Fundamentals of Social Work Research
Author: Rafael J. Engel
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1483352099
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Designed to help students develop skills in evaluating research and conducting studies, this brief version of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt’s popular, The Practice of Research in Social Work, makes principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research. With integration of the CSWE Competencies, the text addresses issues and concerns common to the discipline and encourages students to address diversity and ethics when planning and evaluating research studies. The Second Edition includes a focus on qualitative research, a new chapter on research ethics, new sections on mixed methods research and community-based participatory research, and more.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1483352099
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Designed to help students develop skills in evaluating research and conducting studies, this brief version of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt’s popular, The Practice of Research in Social Work, makes principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research. With integration of the CSWE Competencies, the text addresses issues and concerns common to the discipline and encourages students to address diversity and ethics when planning and evaluating research studies. The Second Edition includes a focus on qualitative research, a new chapter on research ethics, new sections on mixed methods research and community-based participatory research, and more.
Fundamentals of Social Research Methods
Author: Claire Bless
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702186837
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702186837
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Fundamentals of Social Research
Author: Earl R. Babbie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780176662479
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The gold standard for research methods for the social sciences, Babbie/Benaquisto?s Fundamentals of Social Research has introduced over 20,000 social science students to the subject. A straightforward, engaging, and student-friendly introduction to research methods for social sciences, Fundamentals of Social Research continues to be the essential guide to the conceptual foundations, methodologies, and practical skills necessary to undertake successful social research. This textbook offers a seamless combination of Earl Babbie?s student-friendly approach with Lucia Benaquisto?s Canadian examples and strong coverage of research ethics. The text features humour and clear, down-to-earth explanations that make abstract theory understandable to undergraduates.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780176662479
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The gold standard for research methods for the social sciences, Babbie/Benaquisto?s Fundamentals of Social Research has introduced over 20,000 social science students to the subject. A straightforward, engaging, and student-friendly introduction to research methods for social sciences, Fundamentals of Social Research continues to be the essential guide to the conceptual foundations, methodologies, and practical skills necessary to undertake successful social research. This textbook offers a seamless combination of Earl Babbie?s student-friendly approach with Lucia Benaquisto?s Canadian examples and strong coverage of research ethics. The text features humour and clear, down-to-earth explanations that make abstract theory understandable to undergraduates.
Social Science Research
Author: Anol Bhattacherjee
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781475146127
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781475146127
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages.
The Practice of Research in Social Work
Author: Rafael J. Engel
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412968917
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research in this Second Edition of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt's innovative The Practice of Research in Social Work. The authors introduce research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating the problems encountered in social work, directly linking each topic to issues associated with ethics, diversity, and evidence-based practice. Enabling students to critically evaluate research literature and develop the skills to engage in research and practice evaluation, the book emphasizes methods of particular concern in social work research and devotes chapters to group, survey, single subject, and qualitative designs.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412968917
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research in this Second Edition of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt's innovative The Practice of Research in Social Work. The authors introduce research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating the problems encountered in social work, directly linking each topic to issues associated with ethics, diversity, and evidence-based practice. Enabling students to critically evaluate research literature and develop the skills to engage in research and practice evaluation, the book emphasizes methods of particular concern in social work research and devotes chapters to group, survey, single subject, and qualitative designs.
Fundamentals of Social Research
Author: Earl Babbie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780176895952
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The fifth Canadian edition of Fundamentals of Social Research provides students with a basis for understanding social scientific research methods within the contexts of their own research projects, published research they consume, and the social world around us. Introducing new Canadian author, Jason D. Edgerton, this fifth Canadian edition engages students by honing their facility for critical thinking, and provides them with essential knowledge, tools, and practical skills they will carry with them into their future academic and professional careers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780176895952
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The fifth Canadian edition of Fundamentals of Social Research provides students with a basis for understanding social scientific research methods within the contexts of their own research projects, published research they consume, and the social world around us. Introducing new Canadian author, Jason D. Edgerton, this fifth Canadian edition engages students by honing their facility for critical thinking, and provides them with essential knowledge, tools, and practical skills they will carry with them into their future academic and professional careers.
The Foundations of Social Research
Author: Michael Crotty
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1446283135
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Choosing a research method can be bewildering. How can you be sure which methodology is appropriate, or whether your chosen combination of methods is consistent with the theoretical perspective you want to take? This book links methodology and theory with great clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology. The major epistemological stances and theoretical perspectives that colour and shape current social research are detailed and the author reveals the philosophical origins of these schools of inquiry and shows how various disciplines contribute to the practice of social research as it is known today.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1446283135
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Choosing a research method can be bewildering. How can you be sure which methodology is appropriate, or whether your chosen combination of methods is consistent with the theoretical perspective you want to take? This book links methodology and theory with great clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology. The major epistemological stances and theoretical perspectives that colour and shape current social research are detailed and the author reveals the philosophical origins of these schools of inquiry and shows how various disciplines contribute to the practice of social research as it is known today.
Methodological Thinking
Author: Donileen R. Loseke
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506304729
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Focused on the underlying logic behind social research, Methodological Thinking: Basic Principles of Social Research Design by Donileen R. Loseke encourages readers to understand research methods as a way of thinking. The book provides a concise overview of the basic principles of social research, including the characteristics of research questions, the importance of literature reviews, variations in data generation techniques, and sampling. The Second Edition includes a revised chapter on research foundations, with focus on the philosophy of science and ethics; an emphasis on critical thinking; additional attention to evaluating research; and a new selection of briefer, multidisciplinary journal articles designed to be accessible to a wide variety of readers.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506304729
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Focused on the underlying logic behind social research, Methodological Thinking: Basic Principles of Social Research Design by Donileen R. Loseke encourages readers to understand research methods as a way of thinking. The book provides a concise overview of the basic principles of social research, including the characteristics of research questions, the importance of literature reviews, variations in data generation techniques, and sampling. The Second Edition includes a revised chapter on research foundations, with focus on the philosophy of science and ethics; an emphasis on critical thinking; additional attention to evaluating research; and a new selection of briefer, multidisciplinary journal articles designed to be accessible to a wide variety of readers.
Fundamentals of Social Research, 6th Edition
Author: Earl Babbie
Publisher: Cengage Canada
ISBN: 1774741164
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The sixth Canadian edition of Fundamentals of Social Research provides students with a basis for understanding social scientific research methods within the contents of their own research projects, published research they consume, and the social world around us. Learners will develop a conceptual and methodological toolbox for diagnosing, highlighting, and ultimately enriching important social problems. This important skill set will be used for years to come, whether that be as an academic, activist, businessperson, or an engaged citizen in a democratic society.
Publisher: Cengage Canada
ISBN: 1774741164
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The sixth Canadian edition of Fundamentals of Social Research provides students with a basis for understanding social scientific research methods within the contents of their own research projects, published research they consume, and the social world around us. Learners will develop a conceptual and methodological toolbox for diagnosing, highlighting, and ultimately enriching important social problems. This important skill set will be used for years to come, whether that be as an academic, activist, businessperson, or an engaged citizen in a democratic society.