MARC details
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781483352558 (paperback) |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
H61 |
| Item number |
NEW 2016 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Newsome, Bruce, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
An introduction to research, analysis, and writing : |
| Remainder of title |
practical skills for social science students / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Bruce Oliver Newsome, University of California, Berkeley. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Los Angeles : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Sage, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2016] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvii, 352 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Minimal Level Cataloging Plus. |
| Institution to which field applies |
DLC |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-332) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
. The Way Ahead Learning Objectives and Outcomes Goals of This Book Preview of the Rest of the Book Chapter Summary2. Research Process Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette What is Research? What are the Objectives and Products of Research? What are the Approaches to Research? Project Life Cycle Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises3. Research Ethics and Laws Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette What are Ethics? Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises4. Scoping, Justifying, Designing, Planning Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette Scoping The Value of Your Research Feasibility Developing a Research Question Describing, Justifying, Planning, and Proposing the Research Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises5. Reading and Reviewing Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette Sources How to Read Efficiently Content Analysis Reviews Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises6. Analysis Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette What is Analysis? Why Do We Analyze? How are We Told to Analyze? How Should We Analyze? Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises7. Arguing and Explaining Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette Definitions Logical Arguments True Arguments Strong Versus Weak Arguments Fallacious Arguments Biases Dialectic Arguments Describing and Critiquing Arguments Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises8. Theorizing and Modeling Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette Theories Hypotheses Models Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises9. Methods Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette Methods and Methodologies Historical Research Case Study Survey Research Direct Observation in the Field Experimental Research Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises10. Evidence and Data Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette Observations and Data Operationalization Measurement Classifying Data Datasets Uses of Data Evidence Causality and Correlation Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises11. Writing Learning Objectives and Outcomes Opening Vignette Planning the Writing of Your Whole Product Style Structure Chapter Summary Questions and Exercises |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
This accessible guide walks readers through the process of completing a social science research project. Written specifically 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 final product. Students can use this text as a practical resource to navigate through each stage of the process, including choices between more advanced research techniques |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Social sciences |
| General subdivision |
Research. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Social sciences |
| General subdivision |
Textbooks. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Classification part |
61 |
| Item part |
NEW |
| Call number prefix |
H |
