Book
Research Design
(2017)
Abstract
A noted multi-method researcher and widely published quantitative researcher join forces to present a treatment of research design which balances qualitative and quantitative approaches. Covers experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental designs; mixed designs; cross-sectional between-subjects and longitudinal within-subjects designs; randomization versus random sampling; sample selection; randomized control trials; and more.
New in the 2018 Edition:
•New section on causality and five methods of analyzing it.
•Presents qualitative and quantitative approaches as co-equal tools for social scientists, outlining the differences between and methodological justifications of each.
•Examines implications of different research designs for matters as descriptive inferences, causal inferences, causal mechanisms, validity, bias, conceptualization, measurement, theory development, and theory testing.
•Presents over two dozen different research designs, including embedded and triangulation designs.
•New coverage of qualitative research designs based on case study, ethnographic approaches, narrative analysis, grounded theory, and phenomenology.
•New coverage of analytical qualitative approaches such as crisp and fuzzy-set configurational analysis (QCA) and narrative policy framework analysis.
•New section on ethical considerations in research design.
Keywords
- descriptive inferences,
- causal inferences,
- causal mechanisms,
- validity,
- bias,
- conceptualization,
- measurement,
- theory development,
- and theory testing
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring June 1, 2017
Citation Information
Rodolfo Sarsfield and G. David Garson. Research Design. (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rodolfo_sarsfield/12/