Documentary research in the social sciences. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Malcolm Tight.
• Authors: Tight, Malcolm
• Contents: Part I: Starting Documentary Research; Chapter 1: Introduction; What this Book is For; What the Book Contains; How to Use this Book; Chapter 2: Documents and Documentary Research; What is a Document?; Varieties of Document; The Possibilities and Advantages of Documentary Research; Documents in, or as the Focus of, Research; The Purposes and Usages of Documents; Chapter 3: Finding and Reading Documents; Accessing Documents; Ethical Issues; Sampling and Selection; Issues to Consider when Researching Documents; How to Read Documents; Keeping Records; Chapter 4: Documentary Research in the Disciplines; Documentary Research in the Social Sciences; Documentary Research outside the Social Sciences; Part II: Genres of Documentary Research; Chapter 5: Designing Documentary Research; Documentary Research Designs; Documentary Research and Other Research Designs; Documentary Research in Combination with Other Research Designs; Chapter 6: Literature Reviews; The Nature of Literature Reviews; The Functions of Literature Reviews; Types of Literature Review; Chapter 7: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; Systematic Reviews; Meta-Analyses; Chapter 8: Secondary Data Research; Secondary Data and Secondary Data Analysis; Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Data Research; Types of Secondary Data Analysis; Examples of Secondary Data Analysis; Where to Get Secondary Data; Chapter 9: Archival and Historical Research; The Nature of Archival and Historical Research; Types of Data and Sources; Examples of Archival and Historical Research; Chapter 10: Policy Research; The Nature of Policy and Policy Research; Types of Policy Research; Examples of Policy Research; Part III: Techniques for Documentary Analysis; Chapter 11: Analysing Documents; Analysis of Written Texts; Analysis of Audio-Visual Texts; Chapter 12: Quantitative Approaches; Simple Quantitative Analysis; Quantitative Content Analysis; Other Forms of Quantitative Documentary Analysis; Chapter 13: Qualitative Approaches; Thematic Analysis; Qualitative Content Analysis; Discourse Analysis; Conversation Analysis; Narrative Analysis; Chapter 14: Mixed Methods Approaches; Triangulation and Mixed Methods; Why and How to Combine Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in Documentary Research; Examples of Mixed Methods Documentary Research; Part IV: Where Next?; Chapter 15: Sharing and Disseminating your Research; Evaluating Your Research; Seminars and Conference Presentations; Writing Up for Publication; Planning Further Research; Chapter 16: Conclusions;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300.72; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526480651
• Related ISBNs: 9781526426642; 9781526426659
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