A Handbook for Social Science Field Research: Essays & Bibliographic Sources on Research Design and Methods

Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
About the Authors......Page 12
Foreword......Page 18
Introduction......Page 22
PART I Selecting the Right Tools......Page 28
1. Archives \n......Page 32
Bibliography on Archives......Page 45
2. Case Studies\n......Page 48
Bibliography on Case Studies......Page 66
3. Ethnographic Methods......Page 74
Bibliography on Ethnography......Page 96
4. Oral Histories\n......Page 112
Bibliography on Oral History......Page 123
5. Focus Groups\n......Page 130
Bibliography on Focus Groups......Page 143
6. Surveys and Secondary Data Sources......Page 144
Bibliography: Surveys and Secondary Data Sources......Page 162
7. Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Tools......Page 170
Bibliography on Study Design and Quantitative Methods......Page 185
PART II Essentials for the Conduct of Research......Page 188
8. Essentials for Ethnography......Page 190
9. Essentials for the Case Study Method......Page 196
10. Essentials for Research Design......Page 202
11. Research Ethics are Essential......Page 224
12. Maintaining Perspective Is Essential......Page 244
Bibliography on Research Ethics and Other Essential Reading......Page 253
Author Index......Page 264
Subject Index......Page 276