Research Process - Softcover

Bouma, Gary D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019901860X ISBN 13: 9780199018604

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Now in its third Canadian edition, The Research Process continues to provide a concise and accessible introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods used in the social sciences. Covering the mechanisms step-by-step, from designing and implementing a study to analyzing results and reporting findings, its practical approach makes The Research Process an indispensable resource for students of any discipline that investigates the ways the human world works.

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About the Author

Gary D. Bouma is an emeritus professor of sociology at Monash University, Australia. Rod Ling is a research fellow at the Hunter Valley Research Foundation. Lori Wilkinson is professor and associate dean in the sociology department at the University of Manitoba, where she teaches courses in ethnic relations, Canadian society and culture, introduction to research methods, and survey research methods. She is an internationally recognized expert on immigration and refugee studies, in particular on immigrant youths' adaption to the Canadian economic and educational experience. Her commitment to her department, faculty, university, students, and community was recognized in 2008, when she was the recipient of the Faculty of Arts Professor of the Year award. Lori is also involved with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) and is currently working on updating the organization's ethics guidelines. She most recently co-authored a new introductory statistics text for OUP titled Understanding Social Statistics: A Student's Guide to Navigating the Maze (published February 2015).

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019901860X
• ISBN 13: 9780199018604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320