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 thinking anew because social life is never static or wholly predictable. The Handbook, edited by internationally recognized scholars, provides a comprehensive, pitch-perfect critical assessment of the field. The main features of the 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; Causation; Organizing Social Research; Correspondence Analysis; Grounded Theory; Conversational Surveys; Mixed Methods; Meta-Analysis; Optimal Matching Analysis; GIS Analysis; Quantitative Narrative Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; SEM; MLM; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Respondent Driven Sampling - Brings together a glittering assembly of 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. INDICE: PART ONE: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF RESEARCHIntroduction - Malcolm Williams and W Paul VogtObjectivity: A Reconceptualization - Martyn HammersleySetting Up Sociological Research - Geoff PayneFeminist Methodology - Gayle LetherbyWhat Is an Effect? Coming at Causality Backwards - David ByrnePART TWO: DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTIONIntroduction - Malcolm Williams and W Paul VogtNarratives of the Future: Complexity, Time and Temporality - Emma UprichardMapping Pathways - Wendy DyerCorrespondence Analysis: A Case for Methodological Pluralism? - Ian Rees-JonesCase-Oriented Theory-Building and Theory-Testing - Charles C Ragin and Garrett Andrew SchneiderInvestigating Human Communication and Language from Traces Left on the Web - Mike ThelwallInnovative Qualitative Data-Collection Techniques for Conducting Literature Reviews/Research Syntheses - Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L Leech and Kathleen M T CollinsGrounded Theory - Antony Bryant and Kathy CharmazBack to Likert: Towards the Conversational Survey - Giampietro GoboMixed Methods for Construct Validation - John H Hitchcock and Bonnie K Nastasi Researching with Peer/Community Researchers: Ambivalences and Tensions - Rosalind Edwards and Claire AlexanderInnovations in Program Evaluation: Comparative Case Studies as an Alternative to RCTs - W Paul Vogt et alPART THREE: INTEGRATING THE ANALYSIS OF NEW DATA TYPESIntroduction - W. Paul Vogt and Malcolm WilliamsAdvances in Combining Regression Results in Meta-Analysis - Ariel M Aloe and Betsy Jane BeckerToward a New Era for Conducting Mixed Analyses: The Role of Quantitative Dominant and Qualitative Dominant Cross-Over Mixed Analyses - Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L Leech and Kathleen M T CollinsOptimal Matching Analysis - Peter Martin and Richard D WigginsQuantitative Narrative Analysis - Roberto FranzosiLexicographic Index: A New Measurement of Resemblance among Sequences - Ivano BisonGeographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis - Elizabeth Griffiths PART FOUR: SAMPLING, INFERENCE AND MEASUREMENTIntroduction - W Paul Vogt and Malcolm WilliamsRespondent-Driven Sampling: Operational Procedures, Evolution of Estimators and Topics for Future Research - Cyprian Wejnert and Douglas HeckathornAnalyzing Longitudinal Studies with Non-Response: Issues and Statistical Methods - James Carpenter and Ian PlewisStatistical Inference for Causal Effects, with Emphasis on Applications in Psychometrics and Education - Donald B RubinAutomatic Item Generation: An Innovation for Developing Complex Cognitive Tests - Susan E Embretson and Heather H. McIntyreConvergence of Structural Equation Modeling and Multilevel Modeling - Rex B KlineHierarchical Linear and Structural Equation Modeling Approaches to Mediation Analysis in Randomized Field Experiments - Keenan Pituch and Laura Stapleton

• ISBN: 978-1-4462-9583-0
• Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 664
• Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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