W. Lawrence Neuman, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Second edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Pearson,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2017]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 298 pages : illustrations ;
Dimensions
28 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Why do research? -- Planning a study -- Becoming an ethical researcher -- Sampling -- Measuring social life -- The survey -- The experiment -- Research with nonreactive measures -- Making sense of the numbers -- Observing people in natural settings -- Looking at the past and across cultures -- Writing a research report -- Appendix A. Sample research proposals -- Appendix B. Data and literature research.