PART ONE: PHILOSOPHY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Philosophy of Science and Its Relevance for the Social Sciences - Peter Smith
Questions of Hermeneutics - Nick Stevenson
Beyond Empiricism and Post-modernism
Feminist Methodologies for Social Researching - Sue Webb
Race and Racism - Peter Jackson
PART TWO: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH
Ethical Principles - Gerry Kent
The Power of Research - Iain Crow
Informed Consent - Gerry Kent
Can the Law Prescribe an Ethical Framework for Social Science Research? - David Townend
Ethics in the Field - Anne Celnick
How Does Substantive Law Currently Regulate Social Science Research - David Townend
PART THREE: GETTING STARTED
Using Literature to Support Research - Dawn Burton
PART FOUR: QUALITATIVE METHODS: DESIGN, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Theory and Method in Qualitative Research - Simon Holdaway
Participatory Research as Emancipatory Method - Wanda Thomas Bernard
Challenges and Opportunities
The Use of Focus Groups in Social Science Research - Caroline Oates
Qualitative Interviewing - Matt Stroh
The Use of Case Studies in Social Science Research - Dawn Burton
Computers and Qualitative Data Analysis - Matt Stroh
To Use or Not to Use...?
Writing Up Qualitative Data - Peter Jackson
PART FIVE: USING COMPUTERS FOR QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Using NUD·IST Version 4 - Matt Stroh
A Hands-on Lesson
PART SIX: SURVEY RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION
Design Issues in Survey Research - Dawn Burton
Sampling Strategies in Survey Research - Dawn Burton
Data Collection Issues in Survey Research - Dawn Burton
Questionnaire Design - Dawn Burton
Secondary Data Analysis - Dawn Burton
PART SEVEN: QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
Descriptive Statistics - Vernon Gayle
Inferential Statistics - Vernon Gayle
Getting Started - Vernon Gayle
PART EIGHT: FINISHING OFF: WRITING, PRESENTING AND PUBLISHING
Writing a Thesis - Dawn Burton
Presentation Skills - Doug Watts and Paul White
Getting Published - Doug Watts and Paul White

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Dawn Burton is in the Business School, University of Nottingham. CONTRIBUTORS ALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD EXCEPT: Vernon Gayle University of Stirling Peter Smith Goldsmiths College Matt Stroh University of Leeds

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