Data Collection and Analysis

Data Collection and Analysis illustrates simply and nontechnically the techniques and approaches that are used in social research projects. This book enables students from across the social sciences to understand the process and assists them with their own research. Accessible and engaging, this edited volume covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis in social research. It considers the structure and logic of research projects and the ethics and politics of research. The text is illustrated with a wide range of academic and applied research studies. Each chapter is also supported by self-assessment questions. In addition, an exercise is developed throughout the book that helps readers through the process of planning a research project for themselves. Data Collection and Analysis is an invaluable guide for those who have small-scale research projects to plan and carry out. It is also a key resource for those who need to read and evaluate research evidence in professional practice. It is written for students across the social sciences--sociology, social policy, social psychology, health studies, education, criminology, government, and politics. It is also appropriate for practitioners in a wide range of applied areas--nursing and other health-related professions, social work and other caring professions, the criminal justice system, and education, among others.

Roger Sapsford is Reader in Social Research at the University of Teesside.

Victor Jupp is Principal Lecturer in Criminology and Social Research in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Northumbria University

Contributors

Malcolm Ashmore, Loughborough University, UK

Lee Barron, Northumbria University, UK

Russell W. Belk, Northwestern University, USA

Roy Boyne, University of Durham, UK

Angela Brady, Northumbria University, UK

David Brockington, University Of Plymouth, UK

Martin Bulmer, University of Surrey, UK

John Bynner, University of London, UK

David Byrne, University of Durham, UK

Michael Carrithers, University of Durham, UK

Ellis Cashmore, Staffordshire University, UK

Amanda Coffey, Cardiff University, UK

Tony Columbo, Coventry University, UK

Louise Corti, University of Essex, UK

Iain Crow, University of Sheffield, UK

Julia Davidson, University of Westminster, UK

Pamela Davies, Northumbria University, UK

Martyn Denscombe, De Montfort University, UK

Derek Edwards, Loughborough University, UK

Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey, UK

Uwe Flick, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany

Jeremy Foster, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Philip Gardner, Cambridge University, UK

Jeanette Garwood, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Luca Greco, University of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle), France

Martyn Hammersley, The Open University, UK

Jamie Harding, Northumbria University, UK

Rom Harré, Georgetown University, USA

Eric Harrison, University of Oxford, UK

Alexa Hepburn, Loughborough University, UK

Claire Hewson, Bolton Institute, UK

Dick Hobbs, University of Durham, UK

Mark Israel, Flinders University, Australia

David Jary, University of Birmingham, UK

Vince Keddie, Department for Education and Skills, UK

Aidan Kelly, University of East London, UK

Robert Kozinets, Northwestern University, USA

Richard Lampard, University of Warwick, UK

Gayle Letherby, Coventry University, UK

Curt Le Baron, Brigham Young University, Utah, USA

Ana Lopes, University of East London, UK

Eugene McLaughlin, The Open University, UK

Craig McLean, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Bernd Marcus, Chemintz University, Germany

Steve Miles, Northumbria University, UK

David L. Morgan, Portland State University, USA

Rachael Moss, University of Liverpool, UK

George Moyser, University of Vermont, USA

John Muncie, The Open University, UK

John Newton, Northumbria University, UK

Paul Oliver, University of Huddersfield, UK

Geoff Payne, formerly University of Plymouth, UK

Sarah Pink, Loughborough University, UK

Helen Poole, Coventry University, UK

Jonathon Potter, Loughborough University, UK

Paul Pye, University of Teesside, UK

Deborah Reed-Danahay, University of Texas at Arlington, USA

Karl-Heinz Renner, University of Bamburg, Germany

Catherine Riessman, Boston University, USA

Lyn Richards, Director, Research Services, QSR, Australia

Margaret Rowe, Northumbria University, UK

Andrew Rutherford, University of Keele, UK

Roger Sapsford, University of Teesside, UK

Mark Saunders, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Thomas A. Schwandt, University of Illinois, USA

John Scott, University of Essex, UK

Christina Silver, University of Surrey, UK

Teresa Smallbone. Oxford Brookes University, UK

Mark Smith, The Open University, UK

Paul Spector, University of South Florida, USA

Robert Stallings, University of Southern California, USA

Thomas Staufenbriel, University of Osnabrueck, Germany

Graham Steventon, Coventry University, UK

Maggie Sumner, University of Westminster, UK

John Swain, Northumbria University, UK

Nick Tilley, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Adelinde Uhrmacher, University of Rostock, Germany

Paul Valentine, University of East London, UK

David de Vaus, La Trobe University, Australia

Margie Wetherell, The Open University, UK

Chris Wharton, Northumbria University, UK

Malcolm Williams, University of Plymouth, UK