Download or read book How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences written by Scott R. Harris and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journal articles form the bedrock of social science, but they can be unfamiliar and intimidating to students. This brief, introductory guide helps readers appreciate the rigor and pitfalls of research by comparing it to more ordinary ways of knowing. Each chapter focuses on a key aspect of articles, demystifying step-by-step the complexities of social research. Harris encourages readers to avoid naivete (accepting research findings as simple Truth) and cynicism (dismissing research as hopelessly flawed), and instead adopt a critical perspective that appreciates the strengths and weaknesses of any piece of scholarship. A new chapter on research design explores how scientists choose a broad approach to study a topic, which impacts subsequent research decisions. Exercises throughout allow readers to practice the highlighted techniques in class discussion, short assignments, or a major writing project. Comprehensive yet succinct and accessible, the second edition of How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences equips students with the confidence to read and understand social research for use in their education, careers, and personal lives.
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Download or read book How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences written by Scott R. Harris and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journal articles form the bedrock of social science, but they can be unfamiliar and intimidating to students. This brief, introductory guide helps readers appreciate the rigor and pitfalls of research by comparing it to more ordinary ways of knowing. Each chapter focuses on a key aspect of articles, demystifying step-by-step the complexities of social research.Harris encourages readers to avoid naivete (accepting research findings as simple Truth) and cynicism (dismissing research as hopelessly flawed), and instead adopt a critical perspective that appreciates the strengths and weaknesses of any piece of scholarship. A new chapter on research design explores how scientists choose a broad approach to study a topic, which impacts subsequent research decisions. Exercises throughout allow readers to practice the highlighted techniques in class discussion, short assignments, or a major writing project. Comprehensive yet succinct and accessible, the second edition of How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences equips students with the confidence to read and understand social research for use in their education, careers, and personal lives.
Download or read book Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks written by Wendy Laura Belcher and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides you with all the tools you need to write an excellent academic article and get it published.
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Download or read book Critical Social Research written by Lee Harvey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1990 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to critical social research is not concerned with simply describing techniques of data collection, but rather through the exploration of a number of case studies of critical social research it sets out and then explores the nature of critical social research methodology.
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Download or read book Quantitative Social Science Research on Latin America written by Robert S. Byars and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to social research on Latin America, comprising an evaluation of current research methods and a presentation of the quantitative research methodology - covers the problems of operationalizing concepts, the quality of data collecting, the appropriateness of Latin America as an analytical unit, etc., appraises the achievements, opportunities and perils of social sciences research in latin america, and includes a directory of data bases and research centres. References.
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