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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

...development in biographical methods. For biographies, which...marginalised in academic social policy in the 1980s. In...which spans medicine and social policy, was an exception...this biographical turn in social science? It is
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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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...mission of, 413 ; social groups and, 152 Native...also Natural- science methods Natural-science approach...344 n. Natural-science methods: in economics, 78...See also Scientific method Natural sciences: aesthetic and meta...experimentation in social sciences and, 692...
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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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...study as in natural science The cultural groups...as elsewhere in science, and particularly...distinctive mental and social facts rather than...primarily to other sciences. The natural-science groups emphasize...quantitative measurement to social study, of developing...need for developing methods of impartial evaluation...
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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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...151 , 155 modesty see social science method, as modest...reality, as multiple; social science method, as multiple Munch...in practice 19 ff; methods as performative 13...21 natural versus social 132 nature as variable...
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Foundations for Research: Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences

Book by Kathleen DeMarrais, Stephen D. Lapan; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

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Education--Research--Methodology, Social Sciences--Research--Methodology

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Krathwohl, D. R. (1998). Methods of educational social science research . New York: Longman...subjectivity : The use of self in social science. Qualitative Sociology...Kvale, S. (1995). The social construction of validity. Qualitative...

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Journal Articles on: methods 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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Quantitative and Social Science Methods for Historians An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Books and Articles

Journal article by Stephen R. Grossbart; Historical Methods, Vol. 25, 1992

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Social Sciences

Collections: History, Entire Library

...reflections". Social Science History 8 :123...Historical Methods 18 :13-19...Towards a social history of experience...Historical Methods 19 :62-81...state of social science history in the...quantitative social research: Papers...
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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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Magazine Articles on: methods 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

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...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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Social Science Strategies for User-focused Innovation and Design Management

Magazine article by Victor Seidel, John P. Pinto; Design Management Review, Vol. 16, Fall 2005

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Guidelines, Innovations, Marketing, Product design, Social sciences, United States

Collections: Entire Library

...afford a fulltime staff trained in the social sciences, but an appreciation of the implication of social science methods is important for any firm that hopes to lead in design innovation. Social Science Strategies 1. Heed Perceptual...
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The Cultural Proficiency Continuum for History-social Science: a Framework to Address Equity Gaps for a Democratic Society

Magazine article by Michelle M. Herczog; Social Studies Review, Vol. 48, Fall 2009

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Achievement tests, Asian Americans, Democracy, Hispanics, Performing arts, School closures, Science education, Social sciences, Society, Students

Collections: Education, History, Entire Library

...enhance History-Social Science content by developing...culturally appropriate methods likely to close...enhancing History-Social Science content...quality History-Social Science instruction was...of instructional methods. Beyond the need...

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Newspaper Articles on: methods 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

Subjects:

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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POST DEBATE: Free to Be Terrorised: Free to Be Terrorised Intelligence Is the Key to Beating Them; Dr Sean McGough, an Anti-Terrorism Expert from Birmingham University's Social Sciences Department, Argues in Favour of Control Orders

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 11, 2005

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

...Anti-Terrorism Expert from Birmingham Universitys Social Sciences Department, Argues in Favour of Control Orders. Byline...involved in gathering intelligence, the traditional methods of detaining and convicting these terrorists are deemed...
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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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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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Is There Madness in Teacher 'Methods'?

Newspaper article by Carol Innerst; The Washington Times, May 9, 1998

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

...youngsters reading, math, science and history? When parents...continue to emphasize methods over content. The result...clear whether modern methods are proving superior...physical, emotional, social and cognitive development...the intense focus on methods, it was somewhat surprising...will never find one method of teaching reading...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: methods 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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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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Redfield, Robert

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...professor of anthropology and dean of the social science division. His field research in...culture, borrowing from sociological methods and concepts. He attempted a closer integration of the social sciences and the humanities. In his later...
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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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