The Practice of Social Research

• Author : Earl R. Babbie
• Publisher : Cengage AU
• Release : 22 May 2020

Packed with hands-on applications, Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, 15th Edition, equips your students with the tools they need to practically apply research concepts as both researchers and consumers. Known as the "gold standard" for research methods, the text delivers a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field of research as practiced by social scientists. Dr. Babbie emphasizes the research process by showing students how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use today. The new

• Author : Wadsworth
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 19 July 2013

• Author : Earl R. Babbie
• Publisher : Cengage Learning
• Release : 01 January 2015

The Fourteenth Edition of Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH gives students the tools they need to apply research concepts practically, as both researchers and consumers. Known as the “gold standard” for research methods, the book offers a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field of research as practiced by social scientists. Babbie emphasizes the research process by showing students how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use today, and answering questions about research methods-such as

• Author : Earl R. Babbie,Wagonaar
• Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Release : 01 March 2006

This handy guide is coordinated with the text and SPSS CD-ROM to help students learn basic navigation in SPSS, including how to enter their own data; create, save, and retrieve files; produce and interpret data summaries; and much more. Also included are SPSS practice exercises correlated with each chapter. The guide comes free when bundled with the text.

• Author : Rafael J. Engel,Russell K. Schutt
• Publisher : SAGE Publications
• Release : 27 January 2016

The Fourth Edition of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt’s The Practice of Research in Social Work introduces an integrated set of techniques for evaluating research and practice problems as well as conducting studies. Evidence-based practice comes alive through illustrations of actual social work research. Updated with new examples, the latest research, and expanded material on technology and qualitative methods, this popular text helps readers achieve the 2015 EPAS core competencies essential for social work practice.

• Author : Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber,Patricia Leavy
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 27 March 2023

The Practice of Qualitative Research provides students with a "hands-on" introduction to qualitative research methods through the use of in-depth examples and out-of-class exercises. Rather than separating theory from methods and presenting students with a laundry list of methods as so many texts do, authors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy provide readers with a holistic approach to research by tightly linking theory and methods throughout the book. The authors cover all the key mainstream qualitative methods, as well as

• Author : Ronet Bachman,Russell K. Schutt
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 27 March 2023

This text provides a practical guide to qualitative and quantitative social research techniques integrated with issues from criminal justice.

• Author : Erin Ruel,William Edward Wagner, III,Brian Joseph Gillespie
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 03 June 2015

Focusing on the use of technology in survey research, this book integrates both theory and application and covers important elements of survey research including survey design, implementation and continuing data management.

• Author : Theodore C. Wagenaar,Earl R. Babbie
• Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Release : 27 March 2023

This student study guide includes learning objectives, chapter summaries, key terms, matching exercises, multiple-choice review questions, discussion questions, and practice exercises, some of which involve data analysis using the General Social Surveys using SPSS, and more. Also included are the answers to the matching and multiple-choice review questions, as well as a General Social Survey appendix.

• Author : Ronet D. Bachman,Russell K. Schutt
• Publisher : SAGE Publications
• Release : 20 December 2018

The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Seventh Edition demonstrates the vital role research plays in criminology and criminal justice by integrating in-depth, real-world case studies with a comprehensive discussion of research methods. By pairing research techniques with practical examples from the field, Ronet D. Bachman and Russell K. Schutt equip students to critically evaluate and confidently conduct research. The Seventh Edition of this best-selling text retains the strengths of previous editions while breaking ground with emergent research

• Author : Russell K. Schutt
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 04 March 2010

Like its predecessors, the Fourth Edition provides complete coverage of the use and results of the contemporary methods employed in criminology and criminal justice research today. Specifically designed for undergraduate and beginning graduate criminal justice courses and programs, this text teaches research design and techniques within the context of substantive criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students who will become professionals in the field. Students learn about the wide realm of research methods available to them, delve deeper

• Author : Earl R. Babbie
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 27 March 2023

• Author : Clayton Alderfer PhD
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 28 October 2010

The Practice of Organizational Diagnosis: Theory & Methods presents a new paradigm for examining the intergroup dynamics of organizations by combining the procedures of organizational diagnosis with the theory of embedded intergroup relations. In this volume, Alderfer explains the relevance of the paradigm concept for the present work, shows the importance of intergroup relations in the formative organization studies, reviews extant modes of organizational diagnosis, and demonstrates the limitations of interpersonal and intra-group theories. He then presents the five laws of

• Author : Earl Babbie,Earl R. Babbie
• Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Release : 27 March 1999

A concise, affordable paperback research methods text from Earl Babbie, who defined how to teach the research methods course with THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, 8th. By emphasizing an understanding of the theoretical logic behind the research process and demonstrating preferred techniques, this text helps students see methods as a way of thinking and gathering evidence.

• Author : Theodore C. Wagenaar,Earl R. Babbie
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 27 March 2023

By Theodore Wagenaar and Earl Babbie. An essential part of the integrated group of materials available with Babbie's text, this study guide and workbook is also a mainstay in the author's own teaching. Guide students through the actual processes of gathering and analyzing data while reinforcing material learned in the text. Contains chapter objectives, summaries, terms, key terms, review questions, exercises, and other helpful study aids.