The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods [Paperback]

Bringing together the work of over eighty leading academics and researchers worldwide to produce the definitive reference and research tool for the social sciences, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods contains more than 230 entries providing the widest coverage of the all the main terms in the research process. It encompasses philosophies of science, research paradigms and designs, specific aspects of data collection, practical issues to be addressed when carrying out research, and the role of research in terms of function and context.
Bringing together the work of over eighty leading academics and researchers worldwide to produce the definitive reference and research tool for the social sciences, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods contains more than 230 entries providing the widest coverage of the all the main terms in the research process. It encompasses philosophies of science, research paradigms and designs, specific aspects of data collection, practical issues to be addressed when carrying out research, and the role of research in terms of function and context.
This is a very accessible book which I will be using for my undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as those I supervise for dissertations. It will assist them in understanding the research methods used in literature they engage with as well as designing their own projects.A most useful book for general overviews of research methods.This book contains a range of brief excerpts of relevant social science reseacrh methods and hence I have included this as a background reading for my unit.Helpful discionary to supplement the many textbooks. Easy to use.good solid foundation to SRM, defines clearly and links terms well.Everything you need to know about research methodology. My only gripe is that some of the definitions are complex and difficult to understand.This was a useful book for general ovlƒ.