Research methods for political science quantitative and qualitative approaches
Thoroughly updated, more concise than the previous edition, and available for the first time in paperback, ""Research Methods for Political Science"" is designed to help students learn what to research, why to research, and how to research. The text integrates both quantitative a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2015.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623416706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Structure of the Book; Summary; Part 1 Foundations of Political Science Research; 1 Research Fundamentals; Purposes of Political Science Research; The "Big Issues" in Political Science; Categories of Political Science Research; From Thematic Focus to Research Topics; Different Answers for Similar Problems; Defining Research; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; 2 Research Approaches and Methods; The Positivist Research Approach; The Postpositivist Revolution
- A New Beginning for ResearchResearch Methods in Political Science; Three Common Positivist Research Approaches; Postpositivist Research Approaches; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; 3 Understanding the Research Process; Steps in the Research Process; Step 1: Identify the Research Problem; Step 2: Establish Research Objectives; Step 3: Decide on a Research Strategy; Step 4: Prepare a Research Plan; Step 5: Gather the Data; Step 6: Analyze and Interpret the Data; Step 7: Prepare and Present the Findings; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading
- 4 Selecting a Research Design and Choosing a Research TopicQuantitative Designs; Qualitative Designs; Combined Research Designs; Choosing a Research Topic; Tasks in Problem Definition; Choosing a Research Theme or Position; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; 5 Preparing a Research Proposal; Contents of a Typical Research Proposal; The Finished Product; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; 6 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Research; The Meaning of Ethics; How Can You Know Which Is the Right Decision?; Five Important Research Problem Areas; Research Ethics
- SummaryDiscussion Questions; Additional Reading; Part 2 Quantitative Research Approaches and Methods; 7 Introduction to Quantitative Methods; Fundamentals of Measurement; Issues of Reliability and Validity; Defining Statistics; Categories of Statistics; Parameters vs. Statistics; Descriptive Statistics; Inferential Statistics; Statistics in Political Science Research; Introduction to Sampling; Some Sampling Methods; Dealing with Error and Bias in Sampling; The Meaning of Sample Distributions; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; 8 Exploratory Research: The Probing Approach
- Purposes for Exploratory ResearchMethods in Exploratory Data Collection; Analyzing Exploratory Data; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; 9 Descriptive Research: The Survey Approach; Advantages of Using Questionnaires; Some Characteristics of Questionnaires; How to Prepare Your Own Questionnaire; Developing and Wording Questions; Projective Techniques; Developing and Using Scales; Other Types of Scales; Summary; Discussion Questions; Additional Reading; 10 Causal Research: The Experimental Approach; Key Concepts in Experimental Design; Approaches to Experimental Design
- Testing Differences with Student's t-Test
