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Research Methods in Social Sciences: e-Resources

Designed to be useful and relevant, this guide will provide you with access to a range of key library and information resources to aid your studies/research in Research Methods in Social Sciences

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View Articles published in Social Science ResearchSocial Science Research publishes papers devoted to quantitative social science research and methodology. The journal features articles that illustrate the use of quantitative methods to empirically test social science theory. The journal emphasizes research concerned with issues or methods that cut...More
Teaching Research Methods in the Social Sciences Cover ImageHow can excellence in the teaching of research methods be encouraged and ensured?This question has become increasingly important following the adoption of research methodology as a core part of many postgraduate and undergraduate courses. There has, however, been little discussion about the aims and methods of teaching the subject...More
Using Secondary Data in Educational and Social Research Cover ImageThis is a book about using secondary data in social and educational research. It assumes no prior mathematical expertise and is intended as a practical resource for researchers who are new to the field of secondary data analysis. The book comprises two parts. The first considers the role of secondary data analysis as a research method in contemporary social research, before introducing the reader to a range of raw and aggregate data sources, as well as practical strategies for locating and assessing potential datasets...More
American Journal of Sociology

American Journal of Sociology

Established in 1895 as the first US scholarly journal in its field, the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) presents pathbreaking work from all areas of sociology, with an emphasis on theory building and innovative methods. AJS strives to speak to the general sociology reader and is open to contributions from across the social sciences...More
Economic and Political WeeklyThe Economic and Political Weekly, published from Mumbai, is an Indian institution which enjoys a global reputation for excellence in independent scholarship and critical inquiry. First published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 as the Economic and Political Weekly, EPW...More
American Sociological Review American Sociological Review (ASR) publishes works of interest to the discipline in general, new theoretical dev
undefinedQualitative Research Journal (QRJ) is an international journal devoted to the communication of the theory and practice of qualitative research in the human sciences. It is interdisciplinary and eclectic, covering all methodologies that can be described as qualitative. It offers an international forum for researchers and practitioners to advance knowledge and promote good qualitative research practices...More
undefinedAfrica Development (ISSN 0850 3907) is the quarterly bilingual journal of CODESRIA published since 1976. It is a social science journal whose major focus is on issues which are central to the development of society. Its principal objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among African scholars from a variety of intellectual persuasions and various disciplines.

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