TY - BOOK AU - Jupp,Victor ED - Sage Publications. TI - The Sage dictionary of social research methods SN - 9780761962984 AV - H62 .S274 2006 U1 - 300.72 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE Publications KW - Social sciences KW - Methodology KW - Dictionaries KW - Statistical methods KW - Encyclopedias N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes N2 - Bringing together the work of over eighty leading academics and researchers worldwide to produce the definitive reference and research tool for the social sciences, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods contains more than 230 entries providing the widest coverage of the all the main terms in the research process. It encompasses philosophies of science, research paradigms and designs, specific aspects of data collection, practical issues to be addressed when carrying out research, and the role of research in terms of function and context ER -