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Essentials of Research Methods: A Guide to Social Science Research

Essentials of Research Methods: A Guide to Social Science Research

by Ruane (Author)

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    Illustrated 2004

    $127.71
Synopsis

Essentials of Research Methods is a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences. Written by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes extraordinary care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods. The book introduces students to research methods with clear, concise, and accessible prose; focuses the reader on everyday life as a way to understand research methods; covers ethics, data gathering and analysis, and statistics; and, includes further reading lists, graphs, exercises, study questions, a glossary, and an annotated list of web resources.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 260
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 13 Jul 2004
ISBN 10: 0631230483
ISBN 13: 9780631230489

Media Reviews
Janet Ruane has written the most lively and lucid introductory methods book I've ever read. The book is filled with contemporary examples that will engage the beginning student while providing a thorough and memorable grounding in the conduct of social research. Edward J. Hackett, Arizona State University Finally a well written, non-intimidating, down-to-earth beginners methods textbook. Ruane truly fills a void in the literature. Her book will delight both teachers and students. Sophia P. Tsakraklides, Temple University Essentials provides a basis for making research methods accessible and, more important, interesting to students. Ruane's no-nonsense approach, real-life examples, and avoidance of jargon-laden explanations allow students to learn, understand, and appreciate research methods in spite of themselves ...Great book! Maureen Outlaw, Providence College
Author Bio
Janet M. Ruane is Associate Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University. She is co-author of Second Thoughts: Seeing Conventional Wisdom Through the Sociological Eye (with Karen Cerulo, third edition, 2004). She has taught research methods to undergraduates for more than fifteen years.