| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
[1.] Introduction. Welcome -- The social network of political science --Organization of the book --Analyzing journal articles --Research paper project management -- [2.] History and development of the empirical study of politics. Brief history of the empirical study of politics -- The institutional wave -- The behavioral wave -- Currents: Qualitative versus quantitative -- Currents: Normative and positive views -- [3.] The scientific method. Philosophy of science -- What is the scientific method? -- Applying the scientific method to political phenomena -- [4.] Theories, hypotheses, variables, and units. Correlation and causation -- Theory construction -- Generating hypotheses from theories -- Exploring variables -- Units of observation and units of analysis -- Causal modeling --[5.] Conceptualization, operationalization, and measurement. Conceptualization in political science -- Operationalization -- Measurement – [6.] Elements of research design. Introduction: Building with a blueprint -- Types of design: Experimental and nonexperimental designs -- Components of design: Sampling -- Components of design: Observations -- [7.] Qualitative methods. What are qualitative methods? -- Interviews -- Exploring documentary sources -- Ethnographic research -- Case studies -- [8.] Quantitative research methods and means of analysis. What are quantitative methods? -- Making sense of data -- Introduction to statistical inference and hypothesis testing -- Interpreting statistical tables in political science articles -- [9.] Research ethics. Ethics in political research -- Ethics and human “subjects” -- Navigating qualitative data collection -- Research ethics in quantitative research -- Ethically analyzing and sharing co-generated knowledge -- [10.] Conclusion. Congratulations! -- The path forward -- Frontiers of political science research methods -- How to contribute to this OER |
| Summary |
This textbook surveys the research methods employed in political science. It includes chapters that cover: history and development of the empirical study of politics; the scientific method; theories, hypotheses, variables, and units; conceptualization, operationalization and measurement of political concepts; elements of research design including the logic of sampling; qualitative and quantitative research methods and means of analysis; and research ethics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on .pdf version (viewed on June 1, 2021) |
| Subject |
Political science -- Research -- Methodology -- Textbooks
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Political statistics -- Textbooks
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Political science -- Research -- Methodology
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Political statistics
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lee, Charlotte, author
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Vue, Kau, author
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Bozonelos, Dino, author
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Omae, Masahiro, author
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Cauchon, Steven, author
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Shackelford, Grace, illustrator
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Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, issuing body
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| ISBN |
9781735198002 (.pdf version) |
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1735198005 (.pdf version) |
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