02896cam a22003134a 4500 34 34 13907260 OSt 20190816164815.0 050322s2006 cau b 001 0 eng 2005008156 0761988610 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC pcc H62 .B658 2006 001.42 BRE H 23 Brewer, John, 1936- Foundations of multimethod research : synthesizing styles / John Brewer, Albert Hunter. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006. xxxi, 206 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-198) and index. Preface Historical Introduction 1. The Multimethod Approach and Its Promise Four Imperfect But Useful Research Methods A Broader Multimethod View Finding Consensus in a House of Many Mansions A Systematic Approach 2. A Healthy Skepticism About Theory and Method Orienting Theory Toward Research and Vice Versa A Healthy Skepticism An Assessment of Four Research Styles The Multimethod Approach: A Fifth Research Style 3. Formulating Research Problems The Role of Research Problems in the Research Process The Empirical Unfolding of Research Problems The Role of Theory in Problem Formulation 4. Collecting Data With Multiple Methods A Variety of Data-Collecting Methods Validation Versus Exploration Cost/Benefit Analyses of Different Methods of Data Collection 5. Finding the Objects to Study The Dilemma of the Few and the Many Units and Variables Types of Sampling Sampling and Generalization 6. Measuring Concepts and Assessing Measurement Validity Defining Social Scientific Measurement Judging Measurement’s Success From Facts Rather Than Fiction Designing Validation Studies What to Do if Measurement Fails (and How to Guard Against Failure) 7. Explaining Social Phenomena Causally Causation and Causal Explanation Modes of Causal Analysis Assessing the Validity of Causal Research Multitest Validity 8. A Postscript on Postmodernism The Postmodern Critique Some Research Examples The Technology of Method 9. Making Research Public: The Social Context of Multimethod Research Internal Politics External Politics Multimethod Research in Relation to Society References Index About the Authors Social sciences Research Methodology. Hunter, Albert. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005008156.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/2005008156-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc STS 0 0 ddc 0 0 1/2 AIISH AIISH 2019-08-16 0 001.42 BRE H 14491 2019-08-16 00:00:00 2019-08-16 STS