{"product_id":"essentials-of-research-methods-isbn-9780631230489","title":"Essentials of Research Methods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssentials of Research Methods\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes extraordinary care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to research methods with clear, concise, and accessible prose.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses the reader on everyday life as a way to understand research methods.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers ethics, data gathering and analysis, and statistics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes further reading lists, graphs, exercises, study questions, a glossary, and an annotated list of web resources.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures and Tables. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. When Should We Trust What We Know? Why Research Methods?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Ethics: It’s the Right Thing To Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Some Perfectly Valid Points: Measurement, Internal, and External Validity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Measure By Measure—Making the Abstract Concrete.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. If It Glitters Is It Gold? Assessing Measures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. One Thing Leads to Another: Causal Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Designing Ideas: Research Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. An Informative Few:Sampling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Our Inquisitive Nature: The Questionnaire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Talking Heads: The Interview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Watch and Learn: Field Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Getting Organized: Descriptive Statistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Beyond Description: Inferential Statistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeb Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  “Janet Ruane has written the most lively and lucid introductory methods book I’ve ever read. The book is filled with contemporary examples that will engage the beginning student while providing a thorough and memorable grounding in the conduct of social research.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward J. Hackett, Arizona State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Finally a well written, non-intimidating, down-to-earth beginners methods textbook. Ruane truly fills a void in the literature. Her book will delight both teachers and students.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophia P. Tsakraklides, Temple University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEssentials\u003c\/i\u003e provides a basis for making research methods accessible and, more important, interesting to students. Ruane’s no-nonsense approach, real-life examples, and avoidance of jargon-laden explanations allow students to learn, understand, and appreciate research methods in spite of themselves …Great book!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaureen Outlaw, Providence College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJanet M. Ruane\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at Montclair State University. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eSecond Thoughts: Seeing Conventional Wisdom Through the Sociological Eye \u003c\/i\u003e(with Karen Cerulo, third edition, 2004). She has taught research methods to undergraduates for more than fifteen years.  \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Research Methods\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and accessible introduction to research methods in the social sciences. Written by an expert of research methods teaching, this book takes extraordinary care to focus the reader on experiences in his or her everyday life as a way of understanding and performing research methods. The logic and techniques of research methods can be daunting and not of obvious use to students of social science, and yet this book clearly and coherently defines the terms and requirements of research methods studies for the inexperienced student.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering ethics, data gathering and analysis, and statistics, \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Research Methods\u003c\/i\u003e makes the “essentials” relevant to our information-dominated society, while exploring the complexities and values of each. With an engaging, reader-friendly style, discussions that appeal across disciplines, and timely examples that are informative and interesting to read, this book is ideal for any student of research methods. Features include further reading lists, graphs, exercises, study questions, and an annotated list of web resources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989162639589,"sku":"NP9780631230489","price":131.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631230489.jpg?v=1761783046","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/essentials-of-research-methods-isbn-9780631230489","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}