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245 10 Principles of methodology :^bresearch design in socialscience /^cPerri 6 and Christine Bellamy |
260 Los Angeles :^bSAGE,^c2012 |
300 viii, 325 p. :^bill. ;^c25 cm |
504 Includes bibliographical references and index |
505 0 Part 1. Foundations : what methodology is and does.Inference and warrant in designing research ; Methodology and social science knowledge ; Testing, confirming and falsifying ; Perspectives on findings from social research-- Part 2. Designs : the main types of research design. Types of research design ; Variable-oriented research designs ; Case-based research designs ; Comparative and case-oriented research designs ; Concept formation -- Part3. Achievements : what research makes inferences to. Why ideas about explanation matter for methodology ; Basic forms of explanation ; Mechanisms, contexts and trajectories ; Warranting explanations ; Between-case and within-case strategies ; Interpretation ; Warranting interpretations -- Part 4. Synthesis : combinations and trade-offs. Combining research designs ; Trade-offs in research design |
520 8 Existing literature glosses over the often difficult inter-relationship between practical research design and the theoretical underpinnings of methodology. This text addresses such issues head on and helps the reader to better understand each stage of the research process |
650 0 Social sciences^xResearch^xMethodology |
700 1 Bellamy, Christine |
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