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Practical Social Investigation provides, within a single text, an introduction to a wide range of both long-standing and newer social research methods. Its balanced and integrated coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches demonstrates that they can be complementary. While research practice is emphasised, readers are encouraged to reflect on methodological issues as well as being provided with tools for their own research.This coherent, accessibly written book draws upon the authors' extensive experience of conducting research and teaching research methods. Numerous examples, based on real research studies, illustrate key issues in a way that acknowledges both the messiness and the creativity of social research.
Reflects on changes in British secondary education since the 1988 Education Reform Act, in 11 papers derived from a spring 1994 conference at the University of Warwick. Pivoting on the themes of schooling and the market, changing school governance, and experiencing local management, they critically evaluate issues central to today's schools and how teachers, headteachers, parents, and school governors work within the context of the changing relationship between schools and the state that the Act brought about. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This work is an invaluable source of knowledge for all students entering the field of social research. The book presents the basics of doing social research through an integrated approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
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