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Introduction to Research Methods
RESEARCH BASICS: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps
James V. Spickard, University of Redlands
Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps offers a fresh and creative approach to the research process
based on author James V. Spickard's decades of teaching experience. Using an intuitive six-step model, readers learn
how to craft a research question and then identify a logical process for answering it. Conversational writing and multi-
disciplinary examples illuminate the model's simplicity and power, effectively connecting the "hows" and "whys" behind
social science research. Students using this book will learn how to turn their research questions into results.
CONTENTS PART I: THE SIX STEPS / 1: Step 1: Develop a Good Research Question / 2: Step 2: Choose a Logical Structure for Your Research / 3:
Step 3: Identify the Type of Data You Need / 4: Step 4: Pick a Data Collection Method / 5: Step 5: Choose Your Data Collection Site / 6: Step 6: Pick a
Data Analysis Method / PART II: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA / 7: Comparing: Economic, Demographic, and Organizational
Data / 8: Surveying: Shallow Opinions, Identities, and Reports of Acts / 9: Interviewing: Deep Talk to Gather Several Types of Data / 10: Scales: Looking
for Underlying Traits / 11: Recording Behavior: Acts and Reports of Acts / 12: Finding Hidden Social Patterns: In Life, Texts, and Popular Culture / 13:
Ethnography: Exploring Cultural and Social Scenes / 14: Extended Example: Counting the Homeless / Appendix: Research Guides and Handouts
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4833-8721-5 • OCTOBER 2016 • 432 PAGES • •
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HOW TO DO RESEARCH: 15 Labs for the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Jane F. Gaultney • Hannah D. Peach, both of University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Designed to help students make the leap from learning about research to doing research, this manual provides an
easy-to-understand walkthrough of the entire research process, from selecting a topic and conducting a literature
review through preparing an APA-style paper or presentation. All of the 15 cross-disciplinary labs included are
appropriate for use in the social, behavioral, and health sciences, and follow a consistent format: objective, description
of a journal article, canned data, examples of what output should look like, pointers on interpreting the output, and a
suggested activity for those who wish to collect their own data.
CONTENTS PART I: BEFORE YOU COLLECT DATA / LAB 1: Finding a Topic, Finding Sources and Critical Reading of Literature / LAB 2: How to
Write a Literature Review / LAB 3: After the Literature Review: Theory > Hypothesis > Design > Analysis > Results > Interpretation / LAB 4: Ethical
Considerations / PART II: COLLECTING DATA - RESEARCH DESIGNS AND TOOLS / LAB 5: Qualitative Designs / LAB 6: Case Studies and Single-Subject
Designs / LAB 7: Surveys / LAB 8: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics / LAB 9: Correlation / LAB 10: Regression Analysis / LAB 11: Two-Group
Designs / LAB 12: Multiple-Groups Designs / LAB 13: Factorial Designs / PART III: AFTER COLLECTING DATA / LAB 14: Discussing and Sharing Your
Findings Using a Poster or Oral Presentation / LAB 15: Tables and Figures
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4833-8512-9 • JANUARY 2016 • 304 PAGES • •
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AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND WRITING: Practical Skills for
Social Science Students
Bruce Oliver Newsome, University of California, Berkeley
This accessible guide walks readers through all the steps of completing a social science project. Written specifi cally to
meet the needs of undergraduate research classes, it introduces students to a complete skill set, including: planning,
design, analysis, argumentation, criticizing theories, building theories, modeling theories, choosing methods, gathering
data, presenting evidence, and writing the fi nal product.
CONTENTS 1. The Way Ahead / 2. Research Process / 3. Research Ethics and Laws / 4. Scoping, Justifying, Designing, Planning / 5. Reading and
Reviewing / 6. Analysis / 7. Arguing and Explaining / 8. Theorizing and Modeling / 9. Methods / 10. Evidence and Data / 11. Writing
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4833-5255-8 • ©2016 • 376 PAGES • •
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RESEARCH METHODS IN PRACTICE: Strategies for Description and Causation
SECOND EDITION
Dahlia K. Remler, Baruch College, CUNY • Gregg G. Van Ryzin, Rutgers University
Imbued with a deep commitment to make social and policy research methods accessible and meaningful on a large
scale, the Second Edition compels and inspires students to truly grasp the logic—and limits—of the latest research
appearing in academic journals, government reports, and the media.
CONTENTS PART I: FOUNDATIONS / 1. Research in the Real World / 2. Theory and Models / 3. Qualitative Research / PART II: STRATEGIES FOR
DESCRIPTION / 4. Measurement / 5. Sampling / 6. Secondary Data / 7. Surveys and Other Primary Data / PART III: STATISTICAL TOOLS AND THEIR
INTERPRETATION / 8. Making Sense of the Numbers / 9. Making Sense of Inferential Statistics / 10. Making Sense of Multivariate Statistics /
PART IV: STRATEGIES FOR CAUSATION / 11. Causation / 12. Observational Studies With Control Variables / 13.Multiple Regression to Disentangle
Causal Effects / 14. Randomized Experiments / 15. Natural and Quasi Experiments / PART V: CONTEXT AND COMMUNICATION / 16. The Politics,
Production, and Ethics of Research / 17. How to Find, Review and Present Research
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-7640-3 • ©2015 • 648 PAGES • •
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