The Sage handbook of applied social research methods
By: edited by Leonard Bickman, Debra J. Rog.
Contributors: Bickman, Leonard, 1941-; Rog, Debra J.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sage Publications; Sage Publications, Inc; SAGE Publications, Inc; SAGE
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 680
ISBN-13: 9781412950312
Subjects: Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology; Social sciences -- Methodology
Work titles: Handbook of applied social research methods
Description: "Provides students and researchers with a comprehensive resource that covers core methods, research designs and data collection, management, and analysis issues. The only handbook to focus on the multimethod and interdisciplinary application of social research, it covers both qualitative and quantitative approaches and places critical emphasis on finding the tools that best fit the research question given the constraints of deadlines, budget, and available resources"--Jacket.
Notes: Published in 1998 under title: Handbook of applied social research methods

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : why a handbook of applied social research / Leonard Bickman and Debra J. Rog; title: Applied research design / Leonard Bickman and Debra J. Rog; title: Design sensitivity : statistical power for applied experimental research / Mark W. Lipsey and Sean M. Hurley; title: Practical sampling / Gary T. Henry; title: Planning ethically responsible research / Joan E. Sieber; title: Randomized controlled trials for evaluation and planning / Robert F. Boruch ... [et al.]; title: Quasi-experimentation / Melvin M. Mark and Charles S. Reichardt; title: Designing a qualitative study / Joseph A. Maxwell; title: How to do better case studies (with illustrations from 20 exemplary case studies) / Robert K. Yin; title: Integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches to research / Abbas Tashakkori and Charles Teddlie; title: Organizational diagnosis / Michael Harrison; title: Research synthesis and meta-analysis / Harris M. Cooper, Erika A. Patall, and James J. Lindsay; title: Design and evaluation of survey questions / Floyd J. Fowler and Carol Cosenza; title: Internet survey methods / Samuel J. Best and Chase H. Harrison; title: Concept mapping for applied social research / Mary Kane and William Trochim; title: Mail surveys / Thomas W. Mangione and Janet H. Van Ness; title: Methods for sampling and interviewing in telephone surveys / Paul J. Lavrakas; title: Ethnography / David M. Fetterman; title: Group depth interviews : focus group research / David W. Stewart, Prem N. Shamdasani, and Dennis W. Rook.