Basic Concepts: The Methodology of the Social Sciences (HSRC studies in research methodology)

Half-title
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HSRC series in methodology
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Title
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Copyright
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Contents
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Series foreword
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Preface
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Preface to revised edition
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Part 1
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1. What is social sciences research?
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2. Research design: Towards problem formulation
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3. Research design: Conceptualization and operationalization
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4. Research design: Data collection
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5. Research design: Analysis and interpretation
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6. Central constructs in the research process
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7. Perspectives on qualitative and quantitative research
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Part 2
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8. Guidelines for writing a research proposal
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9. Guidelines for writing research reports
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Part 3
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Appendix 1: A sociological analysis of medical encounters of ages persons at an outpatient centre: A qualitative approach
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Appendix 2: A typology of value orientations
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Appendix 3: Human factors in stope productivity—A field experiment
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Biolography
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Subject index
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