The Sage handbook of innovation in social research methods

Social Research is a bourgeoning field. Of course it has many traditions and approaches, but there is a high premium upon thinking differently and thinkinganew because social life is never static or wholly predictable. This Handbook, edited by internationally recognized scholars in the field, provides a comprehensive, pitch perfect critical assessment of the field. The main features ofthe Handbook are: - clear organization into 4 parts dealing with The Social Context of Research; Design and Data Collection; Integrating The Analysis of New Data Types; Sampling, Inference and Measurement - clear, cutting edge chapters on Objectivity; Effects; Organizing Social Research; Correspondence Analysis; Grounded Theory; Conversational Surveys; Mixed Methods; Regression Analysis; Optimal Matching Analysis; GIS Analysis; Quantitative Narrative Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Equation Modelling - brings together a glittering assemblyof the key figures working in the field of Methods today. - demonstrates the continuities and productive tensions between classical traditions and real world research today. The result is a superbly organized text which will be required reading for anyone interested in the routes and future of social research.It is an unparalleled teaching resource and a 'must have' for serious social researchers ÍNDICE: PART ONE: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF RESEARCH Introduction - Malcolm Williams and W. Paul Vogt Objectivity: A Reconceptualisation - Martyn HammersleySetting Up Sociological Research - Geoff Payne Feminist Methodology - Gayle Letherby What is an Effect? Coming at Causality Backwards. - David Byrne PART TWO: DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION Introduction - Malcolm Williams and W. Paul Vogt Narratives of the Future: Complexity, Time and Temporality - Emma Uprichard Mapping Pathways - Wendy Dyer Correspondence Analysis: A Case for Methodological Pluralism? - Ian Rees-Jones Case-Oriented Theory Building and Theory Testing - Charles C Ragin and Garrett Andrew Schneider Investigating Human Communication and Language from Traces Left on the Web - Mike Thelwall Innovative Qualitative Data Collection Techniques for Conducting Literature Reviews/Research Syntheses - Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L. Leech and Kathleen M. T. Collins Grounded Theory - Antony Bryant and Kathy Charmaz Back to Likert: Towards the Conversational Survey - Giampietro Gobo Mixed Methods for Construct Validation - John H. Hitchcock and Bonnie K. Nastasi Researching with Peer / Community Researchers - Ambivalences and Tensions - Rosalind Edwards and Claire Alexander Innovations in Program Evaluation: Comparative Case Studies as an Alternative to RCTs - W Paul Vogt, Dianne Gardner, Lynne Haeffele, Paul J Baker PART THREE: INTEGRATING THE ANALYSIS OF NEW DATA TYPES Introduction - W. Paul Vogt and Malcolm Williams Advances in Combining Regression Results in Meta-Analysis - Ariel M Aloe and Betsy Jane Becker Toward a New Era for Conducting Mixed Analyses: The Role of Quantitative Dominant and Qualitative Dominant Crossover Mixed Analyses - Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L Leech and Kathleen M T Collins Optimal Matching Analysis - Peter Martin and Richard D Wiggins Quantitative Narrative Analysis - Roberto Franzosi Lexicographic Index: A New Measurement of Resemblance Among Sequences - Ivano Bison Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis - Elizabeth Griffiths PART FOUR: SAMPLING, INFERENCE AND MEASUREMENT Introduction - W Paul Vogt and Malcolm Williams Respondent-Driven Sampling: Operational Procedures, Evolution of Estimators, and Topics for Future Research - Cyprian Wejnert and Douglas Heckathorn Analysing Longitudinal Studies with Non-response: Issues and Statistical Methods - James Carpenter and Ian Plewis Statistical Inference for Causal Effects, With Emphasis on Applicationsin Psychometrics and Education - Donald B. Rubin Automatic Item Generation: An Innovation for Developing Complex Cognitive Tests - Susan E. Embretson and Heather H. McIntyre Convergence of Structural Equation Modeling and Multilevel Modeling - Rex B. Kline Hierarchical Linear and Structural Equation Modeling Approaches to Mediation Analysis in Randomized Field Experiments - Keenan Pituch and Laura Stapleton

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-4648-3
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 664
• Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés