Babbie, Earl R.
The practice of social research / Earl Babbie, Johann Mouton ; with contributions by Payze Vorster Boshoff Prozesky - South African ed. - Cape Town : Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2001 - xxxv, 674 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Original text written by Earl Babbie and published by Wadsworth Pub. Co.
List of contributors. - Preface. - Holographic overview. - Pt. 1. An Introduction to Social Inquiry. Ch. 1. The Nature of Scientific Knowledge. Ch. 2. Metatheory and Social Inquiry. Ch. 3. Methodological Paradigms in Social Research. - Pt. 2. Research Design. Ch. 4. Research Design and Problem Formulation. Ch. 5. Conceptualization and Measurement. Ch. 6. Operationalization. Ch. 7. The Logic of Sampling. - Pt. 3. Types of Research Design. Ch. 8. Experiments. Ch. 9. Surveys. Ch. 10. Qualitative Studies. Ch. 11 Participatory Action Research. Ch. 12. Evaluation Research. Ch. 13 Unobtrusive Research. - Pt. 4. Analysis of Data. Ch. 14. Quantifying Data. Ch. 15. Elementary Analyses. Ch. 16. The Elaboration Model. Ch. 17. Social Statistics. Ch. 18. Qualitative Data Analysis. - Pt. 5. The Social Context of Social Research. Ch. 19. The Ethics and Politics of Social Research. - Appendix A. Using the Library. - Appendix B. Social Research in Cyberspace. - Appendix C. The Research Report. - Appendix D. 1995 World Values Survey Questionnaire for South Africa - Selected Questions. - Appendix E. Random Numbers. - Appendix F. Distribution of Chi Square. Appendix G Normal Curve Areas. - Appendix H. Estimated Sampling Error. Appendix I. A Learner's Guide to SPSS. - Glossary. - Bibliography. - Index.
0195718542
Social sciences--Methodology
Social sciences--Research
300.72 / BAB
The practice of social research / Earl Babbie, Johann Mouton ; with contributions by Payze Vorster Boshoff Prozesky - South African ed. - Cape Town : Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2001 - xxxv, 674 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Original text written by Earl Babbie and published by Wadsworth Pub. Co.
List of contributors. - Preface. - Holographic overview. - Pt. 1. An Introduction to Social Inquiry. Ch. 1. The Nature of Scientific Knowledge. Ch. 2. Metatheory and Social Inquiry. Ch. 3. Methodological Paradigms in Social Research. - Pt. 2. Research Design. Ch. 4. Research Design and Problem Formulation. Ch. 5. Conceptualization and Measurement. Ch. 6. Operationalization. Ch. 7. The Logic of Sampling. - Pt. 3. Types of Research Design. Ch. 8. Experiments. Ch. 9. Surveys. Ch. 10. Qualitative Studies. Ch. 11 Participatory Action Research. Ch. 12. Evaluation Research. Ch. 13 Unobtrusive Research. - Pt. 4. Analysis of Data. Ch. 14. Quantifying Data. Ch. 15. Elementary Analyses. Ch. 16. The Elaboration Model. Ch. 17. Social Statistics. Ch. 18. Qualitative Data Analysis. - Pt. 5. The Social Context of Social Research. Ch. 19. The Ethics and Politics of Social Research. - Appendix A. Using the Library. - Appendix B. Social Research in Cyberspace. - Appendix C. The Research Report. - Appendix D. 1995 World Values Survey Questionnaire for South Africa - Selected Questions. - Appendix E. Random Numbers. - Appendix F. Distribution of Chi Square. Appendix G Normal Curve Areas. - Appendix H. Estimated Sampling Error. Appendix I. A Learner's Guide to SPSS. - Glossary. - Bibliography. - Index.
0195718542
Social sciences--Methodology
Social sciences--Research
300.72 / BAB