Research design : creating robust approaches for the social sciences
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Thousands Oaks, California :
SAGE ,
c2013
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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