Author by Earl R. Babbie
Genre : Social sciences
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ISBN : UCSC:32106000799814
Type Books : PDF & Epub
File Pages : 511
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The Fourteenth Edition of Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH gives students the tools they need to apply research concepts practically, as both researchers and consumers. Known as the “gold standard” for research methods, the book offers a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field of research as practiced by social scientists. Babbie emphasizes the research process by showing students how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use today, and answering questions about research methods-such as how to conduct online surveys and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
This handy guide is coordinated with the text and SPSS CD-ROM to help students learn basic navigation in SPSS, including how to enter their own data; create, save, and retrieve files; produce and interpret data summaries; and much more. Also included are SPSS practice exercises correlated with each chapter. The guide comes free when bundled with the text.
This student study guide includes learning objectives, chapter summaries, key terms, matching exercises, multiple-choice review questions, discussion questions, and practice exercises, some of which involve data analysis using the General Social Surveys using SPSS, and more. Also included are the answers to the matching and multiple-choice review questions, as well as a General Social Survey appendix.
A concise, affordable paperback research methods text from Earl Babbie, who defined how to teach the research methods course with THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, 8th. By emphasizing an understanding of the theoretical logic behind the research process and demonstrating preferred techniques, this text helps students see methods as a way of thinking and gathering evidence.
Designed to help students develop skills in evaluating research and conducting studies, this brief version of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt’s popular, The Practice of Research in Social Work, makes principles of evidence-based practice come alive through illustrations of actual social work research. With integration of the CSWE Competencies, the text addresses issues and concerns common to the discipline and encourages students to address diversity and ethics when planning and evaluating research studies. The Second Edition includes a focus on qualitative research, a new chapter on research ethics, new sections on mixed methods research and community-based participatory research, and more.
By Theodore Wagenaar and Earl Babbie. An essential part of the integrated group of materials available with Babbie's text, this study guide and workbook is also a mainstay in the author's own teaching. Guide students through the actual processes of gathering and analyzing data while reinforcing material learned in the text. Contains chapter objectives, summaries, terms, key terms, review questions, exercises, and other helpful study aids.
The Practice of Qualitative Research guides readers step by step through the process of collecting, analyzing, designing, and interpreting qualitative research. Written by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber in an engaging style, this student-centered text offers invaluable insights into the practice of qualitative research, with coverage of in-depth interviewing, focus groups, ethnography, case study, and mixed methods research. The Third Edition features even more integrated attention to online research and implications of social media throughout all methods chapters; updates on qualitative analysis software; and significantly expanded coverage of ethics.