Research Methods For Political Science: Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

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Producing clear, cogent and readable reports is a major objective of conducting any research. This comprehensive and well-balanced text is designed to help students of political science and public administration learn what to research, why to research, and how to research. The book covers such important topics as research design, specifying research problems, designing questionnaires and writing questions. It also deals with designing and carrying out quantitative and qualitative data. The book traces the evolution of political science research and incorporates the latest thinking in major subfields of political science including comparative politics, international relations and public administration. The text includes discussion and examples of research topics and research methods found in current professional literature. An authentic textbook on the subject, it is thoroughly class-tested, profusely illustrated and easily accessible to the students. Table Of Contents List of Tables and Figures. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part 1: Foundations of Political Science Research- 1. The Systematic Approach to Political Science Research. 2. The Foundations of Political Science Research. 3. The State of Political Science Research. 4. The Political and Ethical Environments of Research. 5. Understanding the Research Process. 6. Focusing on a Research Topic. 7. Understanding Research Design. Part 2: Introduction to Quantitative Research Approaches- 8. Fundamental Concepts in Quantitative Research. 9. Introduction to the Sampling Process. 10. Exploratory Research: The Probing Approach. 11. Descriptive Research: The Survey Approach. 12. Causal Research: The Experimental Approach. Part 3: Applying Statistical Concepts in Research- 13. Interpreting Survey Results with Descriptive Statistics. 14. Presenting Research Results with Tables, Charts, and Graphs. 15. Testing Simple Research Hypotheses. 16. Testing Hypotheses about Two or More Samples. 17. Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics. Part 4: Advanced Quantitative Methods- 18. Regression Analysis in Political Science. 19. Predicting the Future I: Time Series Methods. 20. Predicting the Future II: Index Number Methods. 21. Predicting the Future III: Discriminant Analysis Methods. 22. Managing Large Databases: Factor and Cluster Analysis methods. Part 5: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods- 23. Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods. 24. The Explanatory Approach I: Case Study Methods. 25. The Explanatory Approach II: Historical Research Methods. 26. The Interpretive Approach I: Grounded Theory Methods. 27. The Interpretive Approach II: Ethnographic Methods. 28. The Critical Approach: Action Research methods. Part 6: Analyzing Qualitative Data and Writing a Research Report- 29. Analysis Methods for Qualitative Data. 30. Analyzing Texts, Documents, and Artifacts. 31. Organizing and Writing the Research Report. 32. Introduction to Statistical Software: Excel™ and SPSS®. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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