Research Design Books

New and Published Books

1. Methodologies on the Move

   The Transnational Turn in Empirical Migration Research

   Edited by Anna Amelina, Thomas Faist, Devrimsel D. Nergiz

   Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

   This volume establishes a new agenda for approaches to migration research and the corresponding methodologies. A wide range of international contributors focus on the question of how to overcome the so-called 'methodological nationalism' within empirical studies on migration. They address two main...

   Published April 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Principles of Research in Behavioral Science

   Third Edition

   By Bernard E. Whitley, Jr., Mary E. Kite

   Intended for beginning graduate or advanced undergraduate students, this book provides a comprehensive review of research methods used in psychology and related disciplines. It covers topics that are often omitted in other texts including correlational and qualitative research and integrative...

   Published October 24th 2012 by Routledge
3. Understanding Research

   Coping with the Quantitative - Qualitative Divide

   By M.I. Franklin

   Planning, undertaking and completing a research project – from dissertations to presentations - can be a daunting undertaking for any student, involving a number of easily taken mis-steps for those without adequate guidance. The objective of any research project is to gather data, analyse it based...

   Published October 17th 2012 by Routledge
4. Interpretive Research Design

   Concepts and Processes

   By Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, Dvora Yanow

   Series: Routledge Series on Interpretive Methods

   Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
5. Single-case and Small-n Experimental Designs

   A Practical Guide To Randomization Tests, Second Edition

   By Pat Dugard, Portia File, Jonathan Todman

   This practical guide explains the use of randomization tests and provides example designs and macros for implementation in IBM SPSS and Excel. It reviews the theory and practice of single-case and small-n designs so readers can draw valid causal inferences from small-scale clinical studies. The...

   Published October 26th 2011 by Routledge
6. Research Design and Statistical Analysis

   Third Edition

   By Jerome L. Myers, Arnold D. Well, Robert F. Lorch Jr

   Research Design and Statistical Analysis provides comprehensive coverage of the design principles and statistical concepts necessary to make sense of real data. The book’s goal is to provide a strong conceptual foundation to enable readers to generalize concepts to new research situations.&...

   Published May 17th 2010 by Routledge
7. Ethnographies Revisited

   Constructing Theory in the Field

   Edited by Antony J. Puddephatt, William Shaffir, Steven W. Kleinknecht

   Ethnographies Revisited provides first-hand accounts of how leading qualitative researchers crafted key theoretical concepts found in their major book-length ethnographies. Great ethnographic research lies not in the rigid execution of prescribed methodological procedures, but on the unrelenting...

   Published June 29th 2009 by Routledge
8. Managing Social Research

   A Practical Guide

   By Roger Tarling

   Series: Social Research Today

   An essential tool for those planning to undertake social research, this exceptional book tackles many of the specific concerns and issues that arise. A well structured text, it offers a comprehensive introduction to a range of important areas in project management, including:...

   Published November 16th 2005 by Routledge
9. Methodological Issues in Aging Research

   Edited by Cindy S. Bergeman, Steven M Boker

   Series: Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology

   Methodological Issues in Aging Research is the first volume in the "Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology." This new series provides practical training on the latest quantitative methods used in social and behavioral research. Each volume features contributions from leading experts in...

   Published November 16th 2005 by Psychology Press
10. Research Methods

    3rd Edition

    By Steve Chapman, Patrick McNeill, Patrick Mcneill

    Since its first edition in 1985, Patrick McNeill's Research Methods has become a classic introductory text for students of sociology at A level and in undergraduate courses as well as for a range of specialists in education, business, social care and medicine who need a brief but authoritative...

    Published April 21st 2005 by Routledge