Social And Humanities Science Research Theory

Author : Maren Lytje,Torben K. Nielsen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443887373

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Challenging Ideas by Maren Lytje,Torben K. Nielsen Pdf

Challenging Ideas is a selection of articles which address the intersections between theory and empirical research. In general, the contributions to the volume focus on how imaginations of the temporal relationship between past and present might inform theory as well as empirical research. It is divided into two parts, the first of which, Memory, looks at the memory turn in the discipline of history, and includes investigations into the relationship between past and present in the working through of trauma and reflections on the relationship between media memory, collective memory and trauma. The second part of the volume, History looks at the intersections between social science, political theory and the writing of history. This section includes reflections on how the historian’s archival work might inform the construction of social and political theory and explorations of the temporal relationship between past and present at work in the archives. The contributions to this volume encourage historically oriented scholars to approach their work with an active interest in disciplines close to their topic and a reflexive attentiveness to the broader power relations within which they work. They offer different perspectives on the intrinsic relationship between past and present at work in the interactions between theory and empirical research, and thereby give impetus to challenging ideas and to the challenging of ideas in the social sciences and in the humanities.

Author : Şükrü Ünar,Senem Karagöz
Publisher : Livre de Lyon
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9782382362266

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Social and Humanities Science Research, Theory by Şükrü Ünar,Senem Karagöz Pdf

Social and Humanities Science Research, Theory

Author : Andrea Bonaccorsi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319685540

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The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities by Andrea Bonaccorsi Pdf

This book examines very important issues in research evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities. It is based on recent experiences carried out in Italy (2011-2015) in the fields of research assessment, peer review, journal classification, and construction of indicators, and presents a systematic review of theoretical issues influencing the evaluation of Social Sciences and Humanities. Several chapters analyse original data made available through research assessment exercises. Other chapters are the result of dedicated and independent research carried out in 2014-2015 aimed at addressing some of the debated and open issues, for example in the evaluation of books, the use of Library Catalog Analysis or Google Scholar, the definition of research quality criteria on internationalization, as well as opening the way to innovative indicators. The book is therefore a timely and important contribution to the international debate.

Author : Anol Bhattacherjee
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1475146124

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Social Science Research by Anol Bhattacherjee Pdf

This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages.

Author : Hasan Arslan,Mehmet Ali Içbay,Christian Ruggiero
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Communication
ISBN : 3631675011

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Research on Humanities and Social Sciences by Hasan Arslan,Mehmet Ali Içbay,Christian Ruggiero Pdf

This book presents a collection of papers written by educators and researchers. The topics include the analysis of social science textbooks, the teacher image in newspapers, the relationship between self-efficacy and cognitive level and the role of organizational silence on the loneliness of academics in work life.

Author : Alexander L. George,Andrew Bennett
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262262897

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Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences by Alexander L. George,Andrew Bennett Pdf

The use of case studies to build and test theories in political science and the other social sciences has increased in recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences rely too heavily on quantitative research and formal models and have attempted to develop and refine rigorous methods for using case studies. This text presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case studies and examines the place of case studies in social science methodology. It argues that case studies, statistical methods, and formal models are complementary rather than competitive. The book explains how to design case study research that will produce results useful to policymakers and emphasizes the importance of developing policy-relevant theories. It offers three major contributions to case study methodology: an emphasis on the importance of within-case analysis, a detailed discussion of process tracing, and development of the concept of typological theories. Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences will be particularly useful to graduate students and scholars in social science methodology and the philosophy of science, as well as to those designing new research projects, and will contribute greatly to the broader debate about scientific methods.

Author : Rajesh Ekka
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312760127

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Research Methodology and Data Analysis in Humanities & Social Sciences by Rajesh Ekka Pdf

Author : Johann Mouton,H. C. Marais
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0796906483

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Basic Concepts in the Methodology of the Social Sciences by Johann Mouton,H. C. Marais Pdf

This book consists of three major sections. In the first, which includes chapters 1 to 7, the basic concepts of the methodology of the social social sciences are discussed. In the second, chapters 8 and 9, the most important concepts of part one are integrated in discussions on the writing of research proposals and research reports. The third section (appendices) consists of three "case studies" in which the most important methodological principles which were discussed in the preceding sections are illustrated.

Author : Baha Abu-Laban,Brendan Gail Rule
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Education
ISBN : 0888641346

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The Human Sciences by Baha Abu-Laban,Brendan Gail Rule Pdf

The importance of continued funding of research within the scholarly community, especially in the humanities and social sciences, has become a major consideration as Canadian universities plan for the future.

Author : Adams, Maurice,Van Hoecke, Mark
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781802201468

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Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences by Adams, Maurice,Van Hoecke, Mark Pdf

This cutting-edge book facilitates debate amongst scholars in law, humanities and social sciences, where comparative methodology is far less well anchored in most areas compared to other research methods. It posits that these are disciplines in which comparative research is not simply a bonus, but is of the essence.

Author : Gary D. Bouma,G. B. J. Atkinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019217558

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A Handbook of Social Science Research by Gary D. Bouma,G. B. J. Atkinson Pdf

Adopting a step-by-step approach, the authors clarify such issues as: how to isolate and define a problem; how to frame a hypothesis; how to choose and measure variables; how to choose a research design; how to select a sample. By asking students to grapple with fundamental questions, and by using case studies, they bring research theory and practice alive.

Author : Rudolf Seising,Veronica Sanz González
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642246715

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Soft Computing in Humanities and Social Sciences by Rudolf Seising,Veronica Sanz González Pdf

The field of Soft Computing in Humanities and Social Sciences is at a turning point. The strong distinction between “science” and “humanities” has been criticized from many fronts and, at the same time, an increasing cooperation between the so-called “hard sciences” and “soft sciences” is taking place in a wide range of scientific projects dealing with very complex and interdisciplinary topics. In the last fifteen years the area of Soft Computing has also experienced a gradual rapprochement to disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and also in the field of Medicine, Biology and even the Arts, a phenomenon that did not occur much in the previous years. The collection of this book presents a generous sampling of the new and burgeoning field of Soft Computing in Humanities and Social Sciences, bringing together a wide array of authors and subject matters from different disciplines. Some of the contributors of the book belong to the scientific and technical areas of Soft Computing while others come from various fields in the humanities and social sciences such as Philosophy, History, Sociology or Economics. Rudolf Seising received a Ph.D. degree in philosophy of science and a postdoctoral lecture qualification (PD) in history of science from the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. He is an Adjoint Researcher at the European Centre for Soft Computing in Mieres (Asturias), Spain. Veronica Sanz earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain). At the moment she is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Science, Technology and Society Center in the University of California at Berkeley. Veronica Sanz earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain). At the moment she is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Science, Technology and Society Center in the University of California at Berkeley.

Author : Bridget Somekh,Cathy Lewin
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0761944028

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Research Methods in the Social Sciences by Bridget Somekh,Cathy Lewin Pdf

In this book the contributors introduce all the key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods and draw readers into a community of researchers engaged in reflection on the research process

Author : David Byrne,Gillian Callaghan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134084982

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Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences by David Byrne,Gillian Callaghan Pdf

For the past two decades, ‘complexity’ has informed a range of work across the social sciences. There are diverse schools of complexity thinking, and authors have used these ideas in a multiplicity of ways, from health inequalities to the organization of large scale firms. Some understand complexity as emergence from the rule-based interactions of simple agents and explore it through agent-based modelling. Others argue against such ‘restricted complexity’ and for the development of case-based narratives deploying a much wider set of approaches and techniques. Major social theorists have been reinterpreted through a complexity lens and the whole methodological programme of the social sciences has been recast in complexity terms. In four parts, this book seeks to establish ‘the state of the art’ of complexity-informed social science as it stands now, examining: the key issues in complexity theory the implications of complexity theory for social theory the methodology and methods of complexity theory complexity within disciplines and fields. It also points ways forward towards a complexity-informed social science for the twenty-first century, investigating the argument for a post-disciplinary, ‘open’ social science. Byrne and Callaghan consider how this might be developed as a programme of teaching and research within social science. This book will be particularly relevant for, and interesting to, students and scholars of social research methods, social theory, business and organization studies, health, education, urban studies and development studies.

Author : Arjuna Tuzzi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319970646

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Tracing the Life Cycle of Ideas in the Humanities and Social Sciences by Arjuna Tuzzi Pdf

This book demonstrates how quantitative methods for text analysis can successfully combine with qualitative methods in the study of different disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The book focuses on learning about the evolution of ideas of HSS disciplines through a distant reading of the contents conveyed by scientific literature, in order to retrieve the most relevant topics being debated over time. Quantitative methods, statistical techniques and software packages are used to identify and study the main subject matters of a discipline from raw textual data, both in the past and today. The book also deals with the concept of quality of life of words and aims to foster a discussion about the life cycle of scientific ideas. Textual data retrieved from large corpora pose interesting challenges for any data analysis method and today represent a growing area of research in many fields. New problems emerge from the growing availability of large databases and new methods are needed to retrieve significant information from those large information sources. This book can be used to explain how quantitative methods can be part of the research instrumentation and the "toolbox" of scholars of Humanities and Social Sciences. The book contains numerous examples and a description of the main methods in use, with references to literature and available software. Most of the chapters of the book have been written in a non-technical language for HSS researchers without mathematical, computer or statistical backgrounds.