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Author : Paul M. Kellstedt,Guy D. Whitten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521875172
This textbook introduces the scientific study of politics, supplying students with the basic tools to be critical consumers and producers of scholarly research.
Author : Paul M. Kellstedt,Guy D. Whitten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107621664
New edition providing an introduction to the scientific study of politics, refined discussions of concepts and a chapter on writing about an original research project.
Author : Paul M. Kellstedt,Guy D. Whitten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139476492
Paul M. Kellstedt's and Guy D. Whitten's The Fundamentals of Political Science Research provides an introduction to the scientific study of politics, supplying students with the basic tools needed to be both critical consumers and producers of scholarly research in political science. The book begins with a discussion of what it means to take a scientific approach to the study of politics. At the core of such an approach is the development of causal theories. Because there is no magic formula by which theories are developed, the authors present a series of strategies and develop an integrated approach to research design and empirical analyses that allows students to determine the plausibility of their causal theories. The text's accessible presentation of mathematical concepts and regression models with two or more independent variables is a key component to this process, along with the integration of examples from political science and the real world to help students grasp the fundamental concepts.
Author : Lisa A. Baglione
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781506367439
Even students capable of writing excellent essays still find their first major political science research paper an intimidating experience. Crafting the right research question, finding good sources, properly summarizing them, operationalizing concepts and designing good tests for their hypotheses, presenting and analyzing quantitative as well as qualitative data are all tough-going without a great deal of guidance and encouragement. Writing a Research Paper in Political Science breaks down the research paper into its constituent parts and shows students what they need to do at each stage to successfully complete each component until the paper is finished. Practical summaries, recipes for success, worksheets, exercises, and a series of handy checklists make this a must-have supplement for any writing-intensive political science course.
Author : David E. McNabb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000316599
The third edition of Research Methods for Political Science retains its effective approach to helping students learn what to research, why to research and how to research. The text integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in one volume and covers such important topics as research design, specifying research problems, designing questionnaires and writing questions, designing and carrying out qualitative research and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research data. Heavily illustrated, classroom tested, exceptionally readable and engaging, the text presents statistical methods in a conversational tone to help students surmount "math phobia." Updates to this new edition include: Research topics chapters have been upgraded and expanded. Two mixed methods design chapters have been added. A new chapter on hermeneutic analysis designs and research with large data sets. The chapter on multivariate statistics has been expanded, with an expanded discussion on logistic regression. Tools on how to prepare and present research findings are now featured in the appendix, allowing instructors more flexibility when teaching their courses. Research Methods for Political Science will give students the confidence and knowledge they need to understand the methods and basics skills for data collection, presentation and analysis.
Author : Diana Kapiszewski,Lauren M. MacLean,Benjamin L. Read
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107006034
This book explains how field research contributes value to political science by exploring scholars' experiences, detailing exemplary practices, and asserting key principles.
Author : Maryann Barakso,Daniel M. Sabet,Brian Schaffner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136622397
This text starts by explaining the fundamental goal of good political science research—the ability to answer interesting and important questions by generating valid inferences about political phenomena. Before the text even discusses the process of developing a research question, the authors introduce the reader to what it means to make an inference and the different challenges that social scientists face when confronting this task. Only with this ultimate goal in mind will students be able to ask appropriate questions, conduct fruitful literature reviews, select and execute the proper research design, and critically evaluate the work of others. The authors' primary goal is to teach students to critically evaluate their own research designs and others’ and analyze the extent to which they overcome the classic challenges to making inference: internal and external validity concerns, omitted variable bias, endogeneity, measurement, sampling, and case selection errors, and poor research questions or theory. As such, students will not only be better able to conduct political science research, but they will also be more savvy consumers of the constant flow of causal assertions that they confront in scholarship, in the media, and in conversations with others. Three themes run through Barakso, Sabet, and Schaffner’s text: minimizing classic research problems to making valid inferences, effective presentation of research results, and the nonlinear nature of the research process. Throughout their academic years and later in their professional careers, students will need to effectively convey various bits of information. Presentation skills gleaned from this text will benefit students for a lifetime, whether they continue in academia or in a professional career. Several distinctive features make this book noteworthy: A common set of examples threaded throughout the text give students a common ground across chapters and expose them to a broad range of subfields in the discipline. Box features throughout the book illustrate the nonlinear, "non-textbook" reality of research, demonstrate the often false inferences and poor social science in the way the popular press covers politics, and encourage students to think about ethical issues at various stages of the research process.
Author : Philip H. Pollock III,Barry C. Edwards
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781506379586
"Pollock and Edwards explain the nuts-and-bolts of research design and data analysis in a clear and concise style. The Essential of Political Analysis is an intuitive introduction to complex material, replete with examples from the political science literature that add relevance to statistical concepts. This text offers students an excellent balance between the technical and the practical." —Francis Neely, San Francisco State University Gain the skills you need to conduct political analysis and critically assess statistical research. In this Sixth Edition of The Essentials of Political Science, bestselling authors Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards build students’ analytic abilities and develop their statistical reasoning with new data, fresh exercises, and accessible examples. This brief, accessible guide walks students through the essentials—measuring concepts, formulating and testing hypotheses, describing variables—while using key terms, chapter-opening objectives, over 80 tables and figures, and practical exercises to get them using and applying their new skills. Using SPSS, STATA or R? Discounted package deals available with Philip H. Pollock’s companion workbooks. . Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning.
Author : Gary King,Robert O. Keohane,Sidney Verba
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691034713
Designing Social Inquiry focuses on improving qualitative research, where numerical measurement is either impossible or undesirable. What are the right questions to ask? How should you define and make inferences about causal effects? How can you avoid bias? How many cases do you need, and how should they be selected? What are the consequences of unavoidable problems in qualitative research, such as measurement error, incomplete information, or omitted variables? What are proper ways to estimate and report the uncertainty of your conclusions?
Author : Alan Monroe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429980374
This text is a complete introduction to reseah methods in political science, covering all the topics typically included in a one semester undergraduate-level course. h concentrates on the basics of what a student needs to know how to do in order to be an effecise consumer of scientific research and begin to conduct his or her own research projects. The approach of ‘learning by doing” is encouraged through nUmeroUs examples and exercises. The book is written in an informal style, with minimal use of technical jargon. Alan D. Monroe (Ph.D.. Indiana Univrsity) has taught introductory research methods at Illinois Slate University for more than 25 years. He has published research on a variety of topics, particularly of public opinion and public policy in the U.S.. and has also conducted a number of research projects for governmental agencies and private clients, including surveys for political campaigns.
Author : Joe Oppenheimer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107014886
This book presents the rational choice theories of collective action and social choice, applying them to problems of public policy and social justice. Joe Oppenheimer has crafted a basic survey of, and pedagogic guide to, the findings of public choice theory for political scientists. He describes the problems of collective action, institutional structures, regime change, and political leadership.
Author : Diana E. Hess,Paula McAvoy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317575023
WINNER 2016 Grawemeyer Award in Education Helping students develop their ability to deliberate political questions is an essential component of democratic education, but introducing political issues into the classroom is pedagogically challenging and raises ethical dilemmas for teachers. Diana E. Hess and Paula McAvoy argue that teachers will make better professional judgments about these issues if they aim toward creating "political classrooms," which engage students in deliberations about questions that ask, "How should we live together?" Based on the findings from a large, mixed-method study about discussions of political issues within high school classrooms, The Political Classroom presents in-depth and engaging cases of teacher practice. Paying particular attention to how political polarization and social inequality affect classroom dynamics, Hess and McAvoy promote a coherent plan for providing students with a nonpartisan political education and for improving the quality of classroom deliberations.
Author : T. Gschwend,F. Schimmelfennig
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230598881
When embarking on a new research project students face the same core research design issues. This volume provides readers with practical guidelines for both qualitative and quantitative designs, discusses the typical trade-offs involved in choosing them and is rich in examples from actual research.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:972089152
Author : Barbara Geddes
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472068350
DIVMakes a compelling case for the importance of thoughtful research design and persuasive evidence in theory building /div