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020			_a9781446249017 (hbk.)
020			_a1446249018 (hbk.)
020			_a1446249026 (pbk.)
020			_a9781446249024 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn816163718
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dZET-Ke
050	0	0	_aH62 _b.G639 2013
100	1		_aGorard, Stephen.
245	1	0	_aResearch design : _bcreating robust approaches for the social sciences / _cStephen Gorard.
260			_aLondon ; _aThousand Oaks, Calif. : _bSAGE, _c2013.
300			_axiv, 218 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPart 1 : Introduction : Design as distinct from methods -- Part 2 : The preliminaries of research design -- Part 3 : Putting it all together -- Part 4 : More advanced considerations -- Part 5 : Conclusion.
520			_a"Research design is of critical importance in social research, despite its relative neglect in many methods resources. Early consideration of design in relation to research questions leads to the elimination or diminution of threats to eventual research claims, by encouraging internal validity and substantially reducing the number of alternative explanations for any finite number of research 'observations'. This new book: discusses the nature of design; gives an introduction to design notation; offers a flexible approach to new designs; looks at a range of standard design models; and presents craft tips for real-life problems and compromises. Most importantly, it provides the rationale for preferring one design over another within any given context. Each section is illustrated with case studies of real work and concludes with suggested readings and topics for discussion in seminars and workshops, making it an ideal textbook for postgraduate research methods courses. Based on the author's teaching on the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre "Masters in Research Methods" at the University of Birmingham, and his ongoing work for the ESRC Researcher Development Initiative, this is an essential text for postgraduate researchers and academics. There is no book like Research Design on the market that addresses all of these issues in an easy to comprehend style, for those who want to design research and make critical judgements about the designs of others."--Publisher's website.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xDesign.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xDesign _vCase studies.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xMethodology.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xMethodology _vCase studies.
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