Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices

Abstract

Chapter 1: Science and Scientific Research. Chapter 2: Thinking Like a Researcher. Chapter 3: The Research Process. Chapter 4: Theories in Scientific Research. Basics of Empirical Research. Chapter 5: Research Design. Chapter 6: Measurement of Constructs. Chapter 7: Scale Reliability and Validity. Chapter 8: Sampling. Data Collection. Chapter 9: Survery Research. Chapter 10: Experimental Research. Chapter 11: Case Research. Chapter 12: Interpretive Research. Epilogue. Chapter 16: Research Ethics