A Handbook for Social Science Field Research
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A Handbook for Social Science Field Research

Essays & Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Handbook for Social Science Field Research

Essays & Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods

About this book

A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays & Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods provides both novice and experienced scholars with valuable insights to a select list of critical texts pertaining to a wide array of social science methods useful when doing fieldwork. Through essays on ethnography to case study, archival research, oral history, surveys, secondary data analysis, and ethics, this refreshing new collection offers "tales from the field" by renowned scholars across various disciplines.

Key Features:
  • Offers real life guidance: Personal "tales from the field" by renowned social science scholars exemplify how fieldwork requires adaptation, adoption, and flexibility with regards to methodological approaches. In addition, thoughtful commentaries on how to conduct research and pursue a research career in the social sciences offer guidance on making difficult research and career choices.
  • Highlights vital bibliographic references: Bibliographies of critical texts help guide researchers as they broaden their methodological approaches and develop their research skills. This is not your ordinary reference list, but a compilation of the top classics and current, but soon-to-be classics, in the field of social science research.
  • Addresses ethical concerns: Discussions of ethical concerns are presented throughout the collection, as well as a stand-alone essay on ethical considerations in field-based research. Explicit attention throughout the collection to ethical concerns is rare among methodology texts, but required as field work becomes more complex and concerns about human subjects? safety grow.


Intended Audience:
Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate social science methods courses, where there is a growing demand for multiple methods or mixed methods training; as well as a perfect, lightweight handbook for all researchers and professionals interested in having a comprehensive collection of bibliographic information for social science research

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. About the Authors
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction
  7. Part I - Selecting the Right Tools
  8. Chapter 1 - Archives: The Past Is Another Country
  9. Chapter 2 - Case Studies: Case-Based Research
  10. Chapter 3 - Ethnographic Methods: Ethnography: Theory and Methods
  11. Chapter 4 - Oral Histories: Oral Histories as Methods and Sources
  12. Chapter 5 - Focus Groups: Focus Group Interviews
  13. Chapter 6 - Surveys and Secondary Data Sources: Using Survey Data in Social Science Research in Developing Countries
  14. Chapter 7 - Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Tools: Qualitative Research: Does It Fit in Economics?
  15. Part II - Essentials for the Conduct of Research
  16. Chapter 8 - Essentials for Ethnography: Ethnographic Methods
  17. Chapter 9 - Essentials for the Case Study Method: The Case Study and Causal Inference
  18. Chapter 10 - Essentials for Research Design: In Search of the Holy Grail: Projects, Proposals, and Research Design, but Mostly About Why Writing a Dissertation Proposal Is So Difficult
  19. Chapter 11 - Research Ethics are Essential: Ethical Considerations for Research in Cross-Cultural Settings
  20. Chapter 12 - Maintaining Perspective Is Essential: Bringing It All Back Home: Personal Reflections on Friends, Findings, and Fieldwork
  21. Author Index
  22. Subject Index