Teaching quantitative methods getting the basics right / Geoff Payne and Malcolm Williams.
| Author/creator | Payne, Geoff, 1944- |
| Other author | Williams, Malcolm, 1953- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Los Angeles, Calif. : Sage Publications, |
| Description | xii, 187p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from SAGE Research Methods Core |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : The 'Crisis of number' : informed citizens, competent social scientists / Geoff Payne and Malcolm Williams -- Mapping the academic landscape of quantitative methods / Geoff Payne -- Best practices in quantitative methods teaching : comparing social science curricula across countries / Jonathan Parker -- The place of quantification in the professional training of sociologists : some career reflections / Martin Bulmer -- Challenges and opportunities for developing teaching in quantitative methods / Malcolm Williams and Carole Sutton -- How to teach the reluctant and terrified to love statistics : the importance of context in teaching quantitative methods in the social sciences / Katharine Adeney and Sean Carey -- Improving he teaching of quantitative methods to undergraduate social scientists : understanding and overcoming the barriers / Jane Falkingham and Teresa McGowan -- Increasing secondary analysis in undergraduate dissertations : a pilot project / Jo Wathan, Mark Brown and Lee Williamson -- Mathematics for economics : enhancing teaching and learning / Rebecca Taylor and Angela Scott -- Jorum : a national service for learning and teaching / Jackie Carter -- The problem, strategies and resources in teaching quantitative methods : the way forward / Matthew David. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010933649 |
| ISBN | 9781848600003 |
| ISBN | 1848600003 |
| ISBN | 9781848600010 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1848600011 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |