The Evaluation And Application Of Survey Research In The Arab World - Hardcover

Tessler, Mark; Palmer, Monte; Farah, Tawfic E; Ibrahim, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367291924 ISBN 13: 9780367291921

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

At a time when survey research is increasingly being conducted in the Arab world, there is also growing concern about the degree to which research assumptions and methods developed in the West are appropriate for use in the study of Arab society. This book assesses the application and limits of survey research performed in the Arab world, reviews the surveys currently being used to study public attitudes and behavior patterns, and discusses epistemological, methodological, and ethical issues associated with these studies. Readers are alerted to normative and empirical considerations bearing on the quality of survey research and given practical suggestions for innovation in the design and execution of survey research and in the analysis of survey data. The book raises intellectual issues of concern to all who seek to better understand Arab society and provides extensive information about attitudes and behavior in the Arab world.

About this title

About the Author:

"Mark A. Tessler teaches political science at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and is faculty associate of the Universities Field Staff International. Monte Palmer teaches political science at Florida State University. Tawfic E. Farah is director of the Middle East Research Group and editor of the Journal of Arab Affairs. Barbara Lethem Ibrahim is a program officer with the Ford Foundation in Cairo."

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0367291924
• ISBN 13: 9780367291921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 209