Political research : methods and practical skills
By: Halperin, Sandra
Title By: Heath, Oliver
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford university press, c2017.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiii, 469 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780198702740Program: EDGZ921Subject(s): Political science -- Research -- methodologyDDC classification: 320.072 HA PO Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | Course reserves |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 320.072 HA PO (Browse shelf) | Available | may2018 | T0058636 |
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| 320.019 FU ID Identity : | 320.019 RI PS The psychology of politics | 320.072 FI HO How numbers rule the world : | 320.072 HA PO Political research : | 320.072 MC RE Research methods for political science : | 320.072 MC RE Research methods for political science : | 320.072 SH CR The craft of political research / |
Political research --
Forms of knowledge : laws, explanation, and interpretation in the study of the social world --
Objectivity and values --
Asking questions : how to find and formulate research questions --
Finding answers : theories and how to apply them --
Research design --
What is data? --
Experimental research --
Comparative research --
Historical research --
Surveys --
Interviewing and focus groups --
Ethnography and participant observation --
Textual analysis --
Quantitative analysis : description and inference --
Patterns of association : bivariate analysis --
A guide to multivariate analysis.
Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills is the most comprehensive research methods for politics textbook available. Written especially for politics students, its practical and relevant step-by-step approach to the subject equips students with the essential skills they need to successfully conduct independent study and research.
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