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Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Social Research Methods, Fifth Edition, is packed full of engaging examples and practical tips to equip students with the tools and knowledge needed...
- illustrated
- Alan Bryman
- Oxford University Press, 2016
2011年1月1日 · Social Research: Theory, Methods and Techniques presents an understanding of social research practice through appreciation of its foundations and methods. Stretching from the philosophy of science to detailed descriptions of both qualitative and quantitative techniques, it illustrates not only ‘how’ to do social research, but also ‘why ...
Social research aims to find social patterns of regularity in social life and usually deals with social groups (aggregates of individuals), not individuals themselves (although science of psychology is an exception here). Research can also be divided into pure research and applied research.
2022年10月27日 · This book is a definitive, comprehensive understanding to social science research methodology. It covers both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The book covers the entire research process, beginning with the conception of the research problem to publication of findings.
- Basic Research
- Applied Research
- Descriptive Research
- Exploratory Research
- Explanatory Research
- Causal Research
- Longitudinal Research
- Comparative Research
- Classification Research
- Action Research
Basic research is also commonly known as pure research. Saunders et al. (2019) describe that basic research is useful because the findings provide significance and value to society. According to Sarantakos (2013), basic research is conducted to discover new concepts and knowledge that improve the scientific understanding of the world. Neuman and Ro...
Sarantakos (2013) describes that applied social research is mostly conducted with a problem-solving approach for a particular social problem. It aims to investigate existing knowledge and problems rather than to formulate new knowledge or theory. Neuman and Robson (2018) imply that most problems in our society arise from particular causes or factor...
Descriptive research allows a researcher to study societal systems and the relations among people who live in a society (Sarantakos, 2013). According to Robson (2011), descriptive research is applied to provide an accurate profile rather than evaluate an individual, event, or situation. One example of descriptive research is the Domesday Book which...
If a researcher is not sure about the exact nature of the problem, then exploratory research can help to clarify or understand that problem (Saunders et al., 2019). Exploratory research is designed to explore a phenomenon, select themes, or identify an instrument that can be subsequently tested (Creswell, 2018). Robson (2011) explains that an explo...
According to Sarantakos (2013), explanatory research aims to examine and explain social relations or events, problems, or issues in society that need to be elaborated with a cause-effect relationship. This type of social research is similar to descriptive research, but it focuses more on explaining the causal relationship between variables to explo...
Saunders et al. (2019) explain that causal research is similar to explanatory research because it has a similar intention—to explain the cause and effect relationship between variables. Weller (2015) mentions that while conducting social research, often we need to establish a tentative hypothesis with two or more variables, and it is very important...
Longitudinal research is conducted to study a social issue at different periods to understand the changes in a particular social event or problem (Neuman & Robson, 2018). Longitudinal research assesses and measures changes and developments in a society, on more than one occasion and over a certain period, such as population trends, or changes in a ...
Comparative research is conducted to understand the impact of a social event from various perspectives. This type of social research is important to discover similarities or differences between two or more research units, usually by comparing comparable data obtained from two or more study sites. A researcher can identify the impact of a social pro...
According to Sarantakos (2013), classification research is useful to classify research units into more than one group to explain differences among the research units. Saunders et al. (2019) mention classification may be a part of coding categorical data, and in this case, it has some benefits, such as saving time and identifying core constructs by ...
Action research was first employed by Lewin in 1948 (Adelman, 1993). Action research is more focused on documenting activities associated with the research problem rather than measurement (Coghlan, 2019; Saunders et al., 2019). Robson (2011) explains that the action research spiral begins within a particular context and has a transparent objective ...
examine some of the major types of both qualitative and quantitative social research methods (e.g., structured interviews, questionnaires, qualitative interviews, and ethnography) and the sampling, measurement and analysis issues involved with their use.
2023年6月22日 · The text covers all of the areas of basic research information that I cover when I teach research and research methods in the social sciences. The table of contents is straight forward, and the chapters are arranged in a fluid, logical order.
