This innovative research design text will help you make informed choices when carrying out your research project. Covering both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and with examples drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, the authors explain what is at stake when choosing a research design, and discuss the trade-offs that researchers have to make when considering issues such as: causality; categories and classification; heterogeneity; interdependence; time

This book will appeal to students and researchers looking for an in-depth understanding of research design issues to help them design their projects in a thoughtful and responsible way.

Conceptual Analysis

Introduction

Without concepts, we would have only specific statements of fact. These statements would apply to particular countries, or people, or schools, or public organizations. They would not travel. They would not enable us to develop middle-range models and theories. Rather than statements of fact, we ...

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