Theory and methods in social research /
Theory and methods in social research /
edited by Bridget Somekh, Cathy Lewin.
- 2nd ed.
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2011.
- xxiii, 344 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: Research methods in the social sciences, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one: reading, reviewing and reflecting --
Introduction --
1. Research in the social sciences / Bridget Somekh (and others) --
2. Working with literatures / Barbara Kamler and Pat Thomson --
3. Ethical issues in generating public knowledge / Heather Piper and Helen Simons --
Part two: listening, exploring the case and theorizing --
Introduction --
4. Ethnography / Jo Frankham and Christina MacRae --
5. Research diaries / Mary Louise Holly and Herbert Altrichter --
6. Case study / Charlotte Chadderton and Harry Torrance --
7. Interviewing and focus groups / Rosaline S. Barbour and John Schostak --
Part three: addressing issues of power and researching for impact --
Introduction --
8. Feminist methodologies / Diane Burns and Khatidja Chantler --
9. Critical race theory and its use in social science research / Laurence Parker and Lorna Roberts --
10. Queer Theory / Lesbian and gay approaches / Gloria Filax (and others) --
11. Action research / Susan Noffke and Bridget Somekh --
12. The purpose, practice and politics of sponsored evaluations / Tineke Abma and Thomas A. Schwandt --
Part four: observing, querying, interpreting --
Introduction --
13. Grounded theory / Juliet Corbin and Nicholas L. Holt --
14. Understanding phenomenology through reverse perspectives / Angie Titchen and Dawn Hobson --
15. Observation / Liz Jones and Bridget Somekh --
16. Discourse analysis / Alison Lee and Alan Petersen --
17. Researching online practices / Colin Lankshear, Kevin M. Leander and Michele Knobel --
Part five: identity, community and representation --
Introduction --
18. Life History and narrative methods / Scherto Gill and Ivor Goodson --
19. Social semiotics and multimodal texts / Diane Mavers and Gunther Kress --
20. Communities of practice / David Benzie and Bridget Somekh --
21. Activity theory / Ines Langemeyer and Morten Nissen --
22. Researching policy / Jill Blackmore and Hugh Lauder --
Part six: quantitative methods: theories and perspectives --
Introduction --
23. The practices of quantitative methods / Kelvyn Jones --
24. The positivist paradigm in contemporary social research: the interface of psychology, method and sociocultural theory / Charles Crook and Dean Garratt --
25. Understanding and describing quantitative data / Cathy Lewin --
26. Differences and relationships in quantitative data / Sally Barnes and Cathy Lewin --
27. An introduction to statistical modelling / Kelvyn Jones --
Part seven: quantitative methods in action --
Introduction --
28. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in social inquiry / Jennifer C Greene, Holly Kreider and Ellen Mayer --
29. Random reflections on modelling, geography and voting / Kelvyn Jones --
30. Methodological issues in international comparative assessments of educational progress / W J Pelgrum --
31. Evaluating literacy advance in the early years of school / John Ainley --
32. Working backwards: the road less travelled in quantitative methodology / Brian Doig --
Part eight: researching in postmodern contexts --
Introduction --
33. Deconstruction / Erica Burman and Maggie Maclure --
34. From hermeneutics to post-structuralism to psychoanalysis / Tony Brown and Daniel Heggs --
35. From structuralism to post-structuralism / Lee Miller, Joanne 'Bob' Whalley and Ian Stronach --
36. Feminism / post-structuralism / Bronwen Davies and Suzanne Gannon.
9781849200158
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
300.72 / SOM/T
Previous ed.: Research methods in the social sciences, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one: reading, reviewing and reflecting --
Introduction --
1. Research in the social sciences / Bridget Somekh (and others) --
2. Working with literatures / Barbara Kamler and Pat Thomson --
3. Ethical issues in generating public knowledge / Heather Piper and Helen Simons --
Part two: listening, exploring the case and theorizing --
Introduction --
4. Ethnography / Jo Frankham and Christina MacRae --
5. Research diaries / Mary Louise Holly and Herbert Altrichter --
6. Case study / Charlotte Chadderton and Harry Torrance --
7. Interviewing and focus groups / Rosaline S. Barbour and John Schostak --
Part three: addressing issues of power and researching for impact --
Introduction --
8. Feminist methodologies / Diane Burns and Khatidja Chantler --
9. Critical race theory and its use in social science research / Laurence Parker and Lorna Roberts --
10. Queer Theory / Lesbian and gay approaches / Gloria Filax (and others) --
11. Action research / Susan Noffke and Bridget Somekh --
12. The purpose, practice and politics of sponsored evaluations / Tineke Abma and Thomas A. Schwandt --
Part four: observing, querying, interpreting --
Introduction --
13. Grounded theory / Juliet Corbin and Nicholas L. Holt --
14. Understanding phenomenology through reverse perspectives / Angie Titchen and Dawn Hobson --
15. Observation / Liz Jones and Bridget Somekh --
16. Discourse analysis / Alison Lee and Alan Petersen --
17. Researching online practices / Colin Lankshear, Kevin M. Leander and Michele Knobel --
Part five: identity, community and representation --
Introduction --
18. Life History and narrative methods / Scherto Gill and Ivor Goodson --
19. Social semiotics and multimodal texts / Diane Mavers and Gunther Kress --
20. Communities of practice / David Benzie and Bridget Somekh --
21. Activity theory / Ines Langemeyer and Morten Nissen --
22. Researching policy / Jill Blackmore and Hugh Lauder --
Part six: quantitative methods: theories and perspectives --
Introduction --
23. The practices of quantitative methods / Kelvyn Jones --
24. The positivist paradigm in contemporary social research: the interface of psychology, method and sociocultural theory / Charles Crook and Dean Garratt --
25. Understanding and describing quantitative data / Cathy Lewin --
26. Differences and relationships in quantitative data / Sally Barnes and Cathy Lewin --
27. An introduction to statistical modelling / Kelvyn Jones --
Part seven: quantitative methods in action --
Introduction --
28. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in social inquiry / Jennifer C Greene, Holly Kreider and Ellen Mayer --
29. Random reflections on modelling, geography and voting / Kelvyn Jones --
30. Methodological issues in international comparative assessments of educational progress / W J Pelgrum --
31. Evaluating literacy advance in the early years of school / John Ainley --
32. Working backwards: the road less travelled in quantitative methodology / Brian Doig --
Part eight: researching in postmodern contexts --
Introduction --
33. Deconstruction / Erica Burman and Maggie Maclure --
34. From hermeneutics to post-structuralism to psychoanalysis / Tony Brown and Daniel Heggs --
35. From structuralism to post-structuralism / Lee Miller, Joanne 'Bob' Whalley and Ian Stronach --
36. Feminism / post-structuralism / Bronwen Davies and Suzanne Gannon.
9781849200158
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
300.72 / SOM/T