Research design : creating robust approaches for the social sciences

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gorard, Stephen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousands Oaks, California : SAGE , c2013
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is research design?
  • 2. Introducing designs in the cycle of research
  • 3. Identifying researchable questions
  • 4. Warranting research claims
  • 5. The nature of causal claims
  • 6. Identifying the sample or cases
  • 7. Preparing for comparative claims
  • 8. Matters of timing and sequence
  • 9. Evaluating controlled interventions
  • 10. Further designs for evaluation
  • 11. Challenges for validity
  • 12. How big is a difference, and related matters
  • 13. A second principle of ethics
  • 14. Revisiting the need for robust design