Handbook of applied social research methods / edited by Leonard Bickman and Debra J. Rog.

Other author Bickman, Leonard, 1941-
Other author Rog, Debra J.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, ©1998.
Descriptionxix, 580 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects
Social sciences--Research. --Methodology.
Social sciences--Methodology.

Contents Applied research design : a practical approach / Leonard Bickman, Debra J. Rog, Terry E. Hedrick -- Design sensitivity : statistical power for applied experimental research / Mark W. Lipsey -- Designing a qualitative study / Joseph A. Maxwell -- Practical sampling / Gary T. Henry -- Planning ethically responsible research / Joan E. Sieber -- Randomized controlled experiments for evaluation and planning / Robert F. Boruch -- Quasi-experimentation / Charles S. Reichardt, Melvin M. Mark -- Abridged version of case study research : design and method / Robert K. Yin -- Need analysis : process and techniques / Jack McKillip -- Formative evaluation of costs, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit : toward cost, procedure, process, outcome analysis / Brian T. Yates -- Research synthesis and meta-analysis / Harris M. Cooper, James J. Lindsay -- Design and evaluation of survey questions / Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. -- Practical aspects of interview data collection and data management / Welmoet Bok van Kammen, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber -- Mail surveys / Thomas W. Mangione -- Methods for sampling and interviewing in telephone surveys / Paul J. Lavrakas -- Ethnography / David M. Fetterman -- Focus group research : exploration and discovery / David W. Stewart, Prem N. Shamdasani -- Graphing data / Gary T. Henry.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97004858
ISBN076190672X (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0761906738 (pbk. : acid-free paper)