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The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science: Comparative Issues and Examples

Book by Prue Chamberlayne, Joanna Bornat, Tom Wengraf; Routledge, 2000

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Social Sciences--Biographical Methods, Social Sciences--Research

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...structure. Biographical methods in social science need to develop a lexicon...case studies describe social agency in action. Historians...Knowledge of many social phenomena are contained...of the biographical method. Just as ethnographies...
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Methods in Social Science: A Case Book

Book by Stuart A. Rice; University of Chicago Press, 1931

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Social Sciences--History, Social Sciences--Methodology

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...method, etc. Social Science Research Council, 731 ff., 743 , 749 , 753 Social-settlement clubs, 516 Social statics, 33 f. Social...Crime survey, Survey method Social welfare: criteria...society, Social classes, Social science Sociological methods: of Comte, 33 ; of...
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After Method: Mess in Social Science Research

Book by John Law; Routledge, 2004

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Social Sciences--Research--Methodology

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...as singular situated knowledges 3 slow method see social science method, as slow and uncertain social science method: as (a)symmetrical 40...see also vagueness); as variegated 4 , 9 social shaping of science and technology 12 social...
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Social Science Principles in the Light of Scientific Method: With Particular Application to Modern Economic Thought

Book by Joseph Mayer; Duke University Press, 1941

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Economics, Economics--Methodology, Social Sciences--Methodology

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...PART I SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND SOCIAL STUDY I. MISAPPREHENSION...REGARDING SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDY 3 Sec. 1. Science and Scientific Method...Affiliations between the Sciences and Related Fields...Science Schools of Social Thought 21 Sec. 6...
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Text Analysis for the Social Sciences: Methods for Drawing Statistical Inferences from Texts and Transcripts

Book by Carl W. Roberts; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997

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Content Analysis (Communication), Social Sciences--Methodology, Social Sciences--Research--Methodology

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...essential to the scientific method, and their treatment in general science and elementary biology textbooks. School Science and Mathematics , 37...Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University...of Riesmans theory. Social Forces , 38, 99...fluid inquiry. School Science and Mathematics , 86...and SCAN: Tools and methods for the automatic analysis...

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Journal Articles on: method social science

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Robert Andersen, Modern Methods for Robust Regression. Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences

Journal article by David Walters; Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 33, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Modern Methods for Robust Regression: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...Robert Andersen, Modern Methods for Robust Regression...Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. by David Walters Robert...Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. London and...behaved." For example, social researchers frequently...
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Examining the Effectiveness of Innovative Instructional Methods on Reducing Statistics Anxiety for Graduate Students in the Social Sciences

Journal article by Wei Pan, Mei Tang; Journal of Instructional Psychology, Vol. 31, 2004

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Anxiety, Graduate students, Social sciences--Study and teaching, Statistics (Data)--Study and teaching, Statistics--Study and teaching, Teaching methods

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...students in the social sciences. The present study...data from 21 social science graduate students at...Innovative instructional methods; Teaching strategy...graduate students in the social sciences need to take statistics...graduate students in the social sciences (Onwuegbuzie...strategies as the primary method to teach statistics...
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Schram, Sanford F., and Brian Caterino, Eds. Making Political Science Matter: Debating Knowledge, Research, and Method

Journal article by Howard H. Chiang; International Social Science Review, Vol. 83, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Making Political Science Matter: Debating Knowledge, Research, and Method (Book)--Book reviews

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...Research, and Method. New York...Flyvbjergs Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails...alternative methods of inquiry...imitations of "hard science" per se. If...emulate the "hard sciences," their work...of the social sciences.... No one...phronetic social science should be...mean only "method." This is...sense, multiple methods of inquiry do...
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Fish Scales: Scale and Method in Social Science Research for North Pacific and West Coast Fishing Communities

Journal article by Jennifer Sepez, Karma Norman, Amanda Poole, Bryan Tilt; Human Organization, Vol. 65, 2006

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Community, Competition, Environmental economics, Environmental policy, Fisheries, Fisheries management, Information sharing, Research, Social sciences

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...Scales: Scale and Method in Social Science Research for...Tilt Overview Social impact assessment...ethnographic methods of anthropology...to adapt the method to the scale...Alaska Fisheries Science Center and one...ethnographic methods, but conduct...geographic and social scales. Selecting...
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Mobile Positioning in Space-Time Behaviour Studies: Social Positioning Method Experiments in Estonia

Journal article by R. Ahas, A. Aasa, S. Silm, R. Aunap, H. Kalle, U. Mark; Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Vol. 34, 2007

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Cellular telephones--Usage, Dimensional analysis--Methods, Estonia--Social aspects, Geographical research, Geomatics--Research, Space and time--Research, Spacetime--Research, Wireless telephones--Usage

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...Behaviour Studies: Social Positioning Method Experiments in...evolved different methods to gather and analyze...paper we introduce methods and results of...behavior. This method is called the social positioning method...of conventional methods (travel diaries...Applications of the Social Positioning Method The social positioning...

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Magazine Articles on: method social science

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The Dark Ages of Social Science

Magazine article by Lee Mcintyre; The Humanist, Vol. 67, May-June 2007

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Economic indicators--Comparative analysis, Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects, Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, Social economics--Comparative analysis, Social economics--Research, Social science methods, Social sciences--Methods, Socioeconomics--Comparative analysis, Socioeconomics--Research

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...of decades of work in the social sciences. Meanwhile our politicians...the questions behind our social miseries, answers that are accessible through the methods of good empirical social science. Once the day comes when...
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Science and Social Justice Are Not Mutually Exclusive: (Limitations Of) Teaching for Social Justice in the Ontario High School Science Curriculum

Magazine article by John Romas; Our Schools, Our Selves, Vol. 17, Winter 2008

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Curricula, Ontario Canada, Science education, Secondary schools, Social justice, Teaching methods

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Science and Social Justice Are Not Mutually...Of) Teaching for Social Justice in the Ontario...this be a better method to keep students...breadth. In math and science, we often dont have...plans on teaching for social justice and global...
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Science Ain't an Exact Science: Public Perception of Science in the Wake of the Stem-Cell Fraud: As Public Awareness and Trust of Science Appears to Be Waning in the U.S., Scientists and Supporters of Science Must Be Realistic about Scientific Method and Potential and Pursue Research with Utmost Integrity

Magazine article by David Koepsell; Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 30, September 2006

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Research fraud--Forecasts and trends, Science--Public opinion, Science--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...about Scientific Method and Potential...institutions, methods, and limitations of science really are, lest...and undermine sciences longstanding success...nature of the method of science. Sciences overarching project...perception of science is at stake...appreciation of its methods, as well as greater...ethics within the sciences and among scientists...
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Doris Kearns Goodwin Dazzles at Social Science Division's Anniversary

Magazine article by Terry Dean; Information Outlook, Vol. 2, August 1998

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Anniversaries, Associations, Conferences, Goodwin, Doris Kearns, Presentations, Social sciences, Special Libraries Association

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...Kearns Goodwin Dazzles at Social Science Divisions Anniversary...fifth anniversary of the Social Science Division-and...weave her magic at the Social Science Divisions seventy...where she described her method of research and the importance...
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Against Social De(con)struction of Science: Cautionary Tales from the Third World

Magazine article by Meera Nanda; Monthly Review, Vol. 48, March 1997

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Culture--Social aspects, Science and civilization--Social aspects, Science--Social aspects

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...including that of modern science - and then let a thousand sciences bloom. For obvious...epistemic charity the social constructivists extend...replace "Western" science with their own sciences. But this charity is...precisely the reason why social constructionism fails...

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Newspaper Articles on: method social science

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Research Points the Way to Giving Teachers Tools to Be More Effective; EDUCATION WALES to Encourage Teachers to Adopt "Inclusive Teaching", the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Funded an Action Research-Based Project. Co-authors Susan Davies from Trinity College Carmarthen and Andy Howes from the University of Manchester Set out Their Findings

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 7, 2008

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Social science research--Methods, Social science research--Social aspects, Teachers--Methods, Teachers--Social aspects, Teaching--Methods, Teaching--Social aspects, Universities and colleges--Methods, Universities and colleges--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Teaching", the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Funded...important condition for making this method work was the assistance of...and some examples of teacher methods that were successful included...implement and evaluate the method, teachers achieved a greater...
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Teachers Explore New Method to Teach Handwriting

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 22, 2010

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Teachers--Methods, Teachers--Study and teaching

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Teachers Explore New Method to Teach Handwriting...Heinricher said the method is multisensory, teaching...Heinricher demonstrated the method before the group of professionals...subjects, including science, social studies and math. Although...
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Political Science Professors Fight for Federal Grants; Senator Aims to Ax Funds

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 14, 2009

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Coburn, Tom--Political activity, Grants-in-aid--Government finance, Grants-in-aid--Political aspects, Hawks--Government finance, Hawks--Political aspects, Legislators--Government finance, Legislators--Political aspects, Political science--Government finance, Political science--Political aspects, Senators--Government finance, Senators--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...it started funding political science projects beginning in 1961...taxpayers money on them. Political science practitioners will do just...them warm. Not all political science professors are angry at Mr...demonstrates with a bar graph on the Social Science Statistics Blog (www...
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Scientists and Their Social Responsibility; Part 2

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2006

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National Academy of Sciences--Study and teaching

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Scientists and Their Social Responsibility; Part...National Academy of Science and Technology (In the...These are the scientists social responsibilities. Historically...Stanley Cohen. This method enables the rearranging...is also the scientists social responsibility to help...
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The Waldorf Method; Bethesda School Has Made Learning an Art Form

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 2, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

The Waldorf method; Bethesda school has made learning an art form. Byline: Gabriella...that in most subjects she wasnt behind at all. "I was ahead in science and social studies and a little behind in math," Anabella says. Switching...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: method social science

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Social Science

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...sciences. Although human social behavior has been studied...antiquity, the modern social sciences as disciplines rooted in the scientific method date only from the 18th...anthropology , political science , psychology , and sociology...use of quantitative methods and statistical techniques...practical application of social science knowledge...
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Science

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...activity. The Scientific Method The scientific method has evolved over many centuries...activities of the scientific method are characterized by a scientific...experiments. Although these methods and attitudes are generally...Branches of Specialization Science may be roughly divided into the physical sciences, the earth sciences, and...
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Poll

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the mid-1930s. This method enables the polltaker...superiority of this method over the old straw...were concerned with social and economic questions...Truman, who won. Modern Methods and Trends Sampling...methodology of contemporary social science, particularly in sociology...
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Durkheim, Émile

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Durkheim taught social science at the Univ. of Bordeaux...His view that the methods of natural science can...the cohesive bonds of social order. In more complex...held values leads to social instability and disorientation...accompanies decline in social identity. To support...Rules of Sociological Method (1895, tr. 1938...
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Philosophy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...involved and the method of approach...differs from science in that both the natural and the social sciences base their theories...Originally, science as such did...emerged, the sciences broke away from...established as a science apart from philosophy...considers the methods (as opposed...inquire also into social and political...

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