Essentials Of Research Methods: A Guide To Social Science Research

分類: 图书,进口原版,Nonfiction(非虚构类),Social Sciences(社会科学),Research,
品牌: Janet M. Ruane
基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 1 (2004年9月13日)精装:256页正文语种:英语ISBN:0631230483条形码:9780631230489商品尺寸:23.6 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm商品重量:508 gASIN:0631230483商品描述内容简介Essentials of Research Methodsis a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences. Written by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes extraordinary care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods.
Introduces students to research methods with clear, concise, and accessible prose.
Focuses the reader on everyday life as a way to understand research methods.
Covers ethics, data gathering and analysis, and statistics.
Includes further reading lists, graphs, exercises, study questions, a glossary, and an annotated list of web resources.媒体推荐“Janet Ruane has written the most lively and lucid introductory methods book I’ve ever read. The book is filled with contemporary examples that will engage the beginning student while providing a thorough and memorable grounding in the conduct of social research.”
Edward J. Hackett, Arizona State University
“Finally a well written, non-intimidating, down-to-earth beginners methods textbook. Ruane truly fills a void in the literature. Her book will delight both teachers and students.”
Sophia P. Tsakraklides, Temple University
“Essentialsprovides a basis for making research methods accessible and, more important, interesting to students. Ruane’s no-nonsense approach, real-life examples, and avoidance of jargon-laden explanations allow students to learn, understand, and appreciate research methods in spite of themselves …Great book!”
Maureen Outlaw, Providence College