Research Design: Succesful Designs for Social

Covering both theoretical and policy research,this is a practical overview of the central issues involved in the design of social and economic research. Illustrations from real life research with many updates on the previous edition.

Catherine Hakim is Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Economics.

Preface

xi

Key to abbreviations

xv

Introduction

1

(18)

Rationale for a focus on research design

2

(1)

Theoretical research and policy research

3

(6)

A classification of study types

9

(3)

Qualitative and quantitive research

12

(2)

The presentation of study types

14

(2)

Choices, strategies and practicalities

16

(3)

PART I Types of research study

19

(126)

Research reviews, meta-analysis and secondary analysis

21

(13)

Research reviews

21

(2)

Meta-analysis

23

(1)

Secondary analysis

24

(3)

Population census studies

27

(2)

Cross-national comparative studies

29

(2)

Practical considerations

31

(3)

Qualitative research

34

(12)

Depth interviews and focus groups

35

(3)

Some illustrative examples

38

(2)

Cross-national comparative studies

40

(1)

Overlaps and combinations

40

(2)

Practical considerations

42

(4)

Administrative records and documents

46

(13)

Varieties of records-based research

48

(2)

The nature and quality of data from administrative records

50

(3)

Computerisation of administrative records

53

(1)

Record linkage

54

(2)

Documentary analysis

56

(1)

Cross-national comparative studies

56

(1)

Overlaps and combinations

57

(1)

Practical considerations

57

(2)

Case studies

59

(17)

Individual case histories

63

(2)

Community studies

65

(1)

Case studies of social groups

66

(2)

Case studies of organisations and institutions

68

(2)

Case studies of events, roles and relationships

70

(1)

Cross-national comparative studies

71

(1)

Overlaps and combinations

72

(1)

Practical considerations

72

(4)

Ad hoc sample surveys

76

(19)

Surveys of individuals

79

(4)

Survey research on roles and relationships

83

(2)

Survey research on organisations

85

(1)

Cross-national comparative studies

86

(2)

Overlaps and combinations

88

(1)

Practical considerations

89

(6)

Regular surveys

95

(14)

Gross and net change

96

(2)

Types of regular survey

98

(4)

Cross-national comparative studies

102

(3)

Overlaps and combinations

105

(1)

Practical considerations

106

(3)

Longitudinal studies

109

(18)

Multi-purpose studies: panels and cohorts

114

(5)

Studies focused on specific groups or issues

119

(1)

Inter-generational studies

120

(1)

Retrospective studies

120

(1)

Cross-national comparative studies

121

(2)

Overlaps and combinations

123

(1)

Practical considerations

123

(4)

Experimental social research

127

(18)

Experiments in real-life settings

132

(3)

Natural experiments

135

(2)

Experiments in artificial settings

137

(2)

Simulation and modelling

139

(2)

Cross-national comparative studies

141

(1)

Overlaps and combinations

142

(1)

Practical considerations

142

(3)

PART II Putting together a research design

145

(71)

Choices and combinations

147

(17)

Student dissertations and theses

149

(1)

Trading down to a cheaper design

150

(2)

Trading up to a more complex design

152

(1)

Simultaneous replication

153

(3)

Units of analysis: time, space and social units

156

(8)

Research programmes

164

(20)

Strategies for research programmes

166

(4)

Focused sampling

170

(2)

Selection effects

172

(1)

Multiple triangulation

172

(2)

Conflicting interests

174

(2)

Multi-disciplinary research

176

(3)

Programme organisation and management

179

(2)

Presentation of reports

181

(3)

The organisation and funding of research

184

(16)

Practical aspects of research design

185

(3)

Funding

188

(5)

Organisation and management of research work

193

(2)

Issues in research management

195

(5)

Cross-national comparative studies

200

(11)

The logic of comparative analysis

200

(3)

Organisation of research work

203

(3)

Funding and practical problems

206

(5)

Conclusions

211

(5)

Bibliography

216

(32)

Author index

248

(6)

Subject index

254

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