Gorard, Stephen <br/><br/>
Research design: Creating robust approaches for the social sciences 

 - London:  SAGE Publications,  2013. 
 - xiv., 218 P.  ref., ind.  24 cm x 17 cm 
<br/><br/> Recommended By: Prof. Saurabh Pandey<br/>---------------------------------------------------------------- 
<br/><br/> Part 1 | Introduction – ‘Design’ as Distinct from Methods<br/><br/>Chapter 1 | What is Research Design?<br/>Chapter 2 | Introducing Designs in the Cycle of Research<br/><br/>Part 2 | The Preliminaries of Research Design<br/><br/>Chapter 3 | Identifying Researchable Questions<br/>Chapter 4 | Warranting Research Claims<br/>Chapter 5 | The Nature of Causal Claims<br/><br/>Part 3 | Putting it All Together<br/><br/>Chapter 6 | Identifying the Sample or Cases<br/>Chapter 7 | Preparing for Comparative Claims<br/>Chapter 8 | Matters of Timing and Sequence<br/>Chapter 9 | Evaluating Controlled Interventions<br/><br/>Part 4 | More Advanced Considerations<br/><br/>Chapter 10 | Further Designs for Evaluation<br/>Chapter 11 | Challenges for Validity<br/>Chapter 12 | How Big is a Difference and Related Matters<br/>Chapter 13 | A Second Principle of Ethics<br/><br/>Part 5 | Conclusion<br/><br/>Chapter 14 | Revisiting the Need for Robust Design 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-1446249024 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--social sciences research design--research methodology--case studies
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.72  / GOR