Data collection : key debates and methods in social research

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Data collection : key debates and methods in social research

Wendy Olsen

Sage, 2012

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [222]-229

Includes index

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This innovative book provides students and researchers alike with an indispensible introduction to the key theoretical issues and practical methods needed for data collection. It uses clear definitions, relevant interdisciplinary examples from around the world and up-to-date suggestions for further reading to demonstrate how to usefully gather and use qualitative, quantitative, and mixed data sets. The book is divided into seven critical parts: * Data Collection: An Introduction to Research Practices * Collecting Qualitative Data * Observation and Informed Methods * Experimental and Systematic Data Collection * Survey Methods for Data Collection * The Case Study Method of Data Collection * Concluding Suggestions for Data Collection Groups A stimulating, practical guide which can be read as individual concepts or as a whole this will be an important resource for students and research professionals. Wendy Olsen is Senior Lecturer at Manchester University, Institute for Development Policy & Management and Cathie Marsh Centre for Census & Survey Research

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PART ONE: DATA COLLECTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH PRACTICES Research and Data Collection Findings Data Causes Sampling Further Reading for Part One PART TWO: COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA Interviews Transcripts Coding Meaning Interpretation Observer Bias Representations Focus Groups Document Analysis Accuracy Ethical Clearance Further Reading for Part Two PART THREE: OBSERVATION AND INVOLVED METHODS Participation Praxis Action Research Observation Methods Online Data Collection Further Reading for Part Three PART FOUR: EXPERIMENTAL AND SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION Questionnaire Design Handling Treatment Data The Ethics of Volunteers Market-Research Techniques Creating Systematic Case Study Data Further Reading for Part Four PART FIVE: SURVEY METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION Operationalisation Measurement Causality Data Cleaning Data Extraction Outliers Subsetting of Data Survey Weights Further Reading for Part Five PART SIX: THE CASE STUDY METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION Case Study Research Comparative Research Configurations Contingency Causal Mechanisms Further Reading for Part Six PART SEVEN: CONCLUDING SUGGESTIONS ABOUT DATA COLLECTION CONCEPTS Facts Reality Retroduction Further Reading for Part Seven

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