Research Methods and Design Beyond a Single Discipline presents and discusses 15 research methods after an overview of each, an illustration of the research process, and an examination of related topics. The focus of this book is on data collection techniques (e.g., interviewing, observation, questionnaires) and research design.
Research methods are named and categorized by data collection techniques in this book rather than by the quantitative and qualitative dichotomy used for data analysis techniques. Each of the 15 research methods included in the book is depicted regarding its functions, features, applications, and dos and don’ts, with examples and case studies from various disciplines. Research methodology development in research design starts with selection of data collection techniques, which takes into consideration research questions of a study and research method features. Data analysis techniques and selection are described as part of the research methodology development to help readers choose the most appropriate methodology for their own research, and put research design into practice.
This book is essential for masters and doctoral students, and researchers who wish to learn about research methods and design comprehensively and systematically, as well as instructors delivering research methods courses across the social and behavioral sciences.
By:
Heting Chu
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 825g
ISBN: 9780367898830
ISBN 10: 0367898837
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I. Introduction and Overview 1. Research Methods: An Overview 2. The Research Process and Research Design; Part II. Stand-Alone Methods 3. Questionnaire 4. Interview 5. Observation 6. Theoretical Approach 7. Metrics-Based Research Methods: From Bibliometrics to Altmetrics 8. Other Stand-Alone Methods; Part III. Super-Methods, Meta-Methods, and Contingent Methods 9. Content Analysis: A Super-Method 10. Meta-Methods: Experiments 11. Meta-Methods: Ethnography/Field Study 12. Contingent Methods; Part IV. Research Design and Method Selection: A Further Look 13 Techniques for Data Analysis and Their Selection 14 Research Design via Method Selection
Heting Chu is a Professor at Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University, USA.
