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Norman Blaikie's popular and accessible text on preparing researchdesigns and proposals for students in the social sciences has beenfully revised and updated, taking in the burgeoning literature inthe field. The author places particular emphasis on the formulation ofresearch questions and the selection of appropriate researchstrategies to answer them. He argues that other design decisions,such as the selection of data sources and methods of datacollection and analysis, must be made in the light of theparticular assumptions associated with each research strategy. Aswell as reviewing these assumptions, the book includes: a new section on the use of mixed methods additional material on the use of case studies an expanded discussion of the relationship between theory andresearch; and annotated suggestions for further reading and detailed pointsummaries at the end of each chapter The basic requirements for research designs and researchproposals are laid out at the beginning of the book, followed bydiscussion of the major design elements, and the choices that needto be made about them. Four sample research designs at the end ofthe volume illustrate the application of the researchstrategi

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Author

Norman W. H Blaikie

Publisher

Polity Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780745617664

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, Science, Sociology