Anthony D. Pellegrini with Frank J. Symons, John Hoch.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Mahwah, N.J. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
L. Erlbaum Associates,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 298 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-278) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The "Whys" and "Whens" of Using Observational Methods -- Science, Psychology, and Research -- Ethics in Research -- Choosing a Perspective: Qualitative-Insider and Quantitative-Outsider Distinctions -- Design and Specification in Observational Research: Some Important Issues to Consider -- Initial Considerations: Entering the Field, Looking Around, and Refining the Plan -- Observations: Coming Up With Categories -- Measuring Behavior and Rules for Sampling and Recording -- Reliability -- Validity -- Indirect Observational Methods -- Computer-Assisted Recording and Observational Software Programs / John Hoch and Frank J. Symons -- The Research Report -- Summing Up: Using Observational Methods in Applied Settings.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This second edition updates the methods based on new technologies, updates and increases the number of examples, and reorganizes so the theoretical material is up front.