Research Design: Creating Robust Approaches for the Social Sciences

Abstract

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - 'DESIGN' AS DISTINCT FROM METHODS What Is Research Design? Introducing Designs in the Cycle of Research PART TWO: THE PRELIMINARIES OF RESEARCH DESIGN Identifying Researchable Questions Warranting Research Claims The Nature of Causal Claims PART THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Identifying the Sample or Cases Comparing for Comparative Claims Matters of Timing and Sequence Evaluating Controlled Interventions PART FOUR: MORE ADVANCED CONSIDERATIONS Further Designs for Evaluation Challenges for Validity How Big Is a Difference? A Second Principle of Ethics PART FIVE: CONCLUSION Revisiting the Need for Robust Design

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