<strong>Doing Social Science Research</strong> gives an introductory overview of the process ofsocial research from research design to data collection and analy... » 

Doing Social Science Research gives an introductory overview of the process ofsocial research from research design to data collection and analysis. Itprovides students and teachers with a mix of resources to help them to get togrips with the main methods of social research. These resources include a setof selfdirected activities designed to get students using research methods aswell as a set of readings to support these activities. The readings alsoprovide critical discussions and examples of the range of research methods.The text offers a comprehensive introduction to the full range of researchmethods in the social sciences such as Survey research Experimental research Statistical analysis Interview research Ethnographic research Qualitative data analysis Discourse analysisThe text clearly explains what these methods involve as well as their basicrelationship to arguments in the philosophy of social science. It will providestudents and researchers with essential guidance on how to select the mostappropriate method in their own research as well as understanding andevaluating research conducted by others.Doing Social Science Research will be an invaluable resource for studentstaking introductory courses in social research at both postgraduate andundergraduate level. It is a set text for the Open Universitys Social SciencePostgraduate Foundation Module D820 The Challenge of the Social Sciences. «