Documentary research in the social sciences

By:

Tight, Malcolm

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Sage Publications 2019 LondonDescription: xxi, 216 p. Includes bibliographical referencesISBN:

9781526426659

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

300.72 T4D6

Summary: From diaries and letters to surveys and interview transcripts, documents are a cornerstone of social science research. This book guides you through the documentary research process, from choosing the best research design, through data collection and analysis, to publishing and sharing research findings. Using extensive case studies and examples, it situates documentary research within a current context and empowers you to use this method to meet new challenges like digital research and big data head on. In a jargon-free style perfect for beginner researchers, this book helps you to: · Interrogate documentary material in meaningful ways · Choose the best research design for your project, from literature reviews to policy research · Understand a range of approaches, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Accessible, clear and focused, this book gives you the tools to conduct your own documentary research and celebrates the importance of documentary analysis across the social sciences. https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/documentary-research-in-the-social-sciences/book258398

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Table of contents:

Part I: Starting Documentary Research
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Documents and Documentary Research
Chapter 3: Finding and Reading Documents
Chapter 4: Documentary Research in the Disciplines
Part II: Genres of Documentary Research
Chapter 5: Designing Documentary Research
Chapter 6: Literature Reviews
Chapter 7: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Chapter 8: Secondary Data Research
Chapter 9: Archival and Historical Research
Chapter 10: Policy Research
Part III: Techniques for Documentary Analysis
Chapter 11: Analysing Documents
Chapter 12: Quantitative Approaches
Chapter 13: Qualitative Approaches
Chapter 14: Mixed Methods Approaches
Part IV: Where Next?
Chapter 15: Sharing and Disseminating your Research
Chapter 16: Conclusions

From diaries and letters to surveys and interview transcripts, documents are a cornerstone of social science research. This book guides you through the documentary research process, from choosing the best research design, through data collection and analysis, to publishing and sharing research findings.
Using extensive case studies and examples, it situates documentary research within a current context and empowers you to use this method to meet new challenges like digital research and big data head on.
In a jargon-free style perfect for beginner researchers, this book helps you to:
· Interrogate documentary material in meaningful ways
· Choose the best research design for your project, from literature reviews to policy research
· Understand a range of approaches, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods.
Accessible, clear and focused, this book gives you the tools to conduct your own documentary research and celebrates the importance of documentary analysis across the social sciences.

https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/documentary-research-in-the-social-sciences/book258398

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