The methods coach : learning through practice

Roberts, Lance W. 1950- (author.). Kampen, Karen (author.). Peter, Tracey, 1973- (author.).

Summary: A companion volume to core research methods texts, The Methods Coach: Learning Through Practice helps students bridge the 'knowing-doing gap'. That is, while core texts help students understand research methods, the coaching program in this supplementary volume helps students do research methods. The three-part structure of each lab-a 'tune-up', a lab application, and constructive feedback-optimizes students' ability to apply and practise the theories,concepts, and techniques presented in introduction to research methods courses. As a result, The Methods Coach offers much more than conventional study guides, which instead tend to focus on learning comprehension via chapter summaries, review of major concepts, and sample test questions.

Record details

ISBN: 9780195426588 (softcover)
Physical Description: print
x, 149 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The building blocks -- Errors in reasoning -- Conceptual and operational definitions -- Levels of measurement -- Quantitative sampling considerations -- Survey desgin issues -- Content analysis : instrument pre-testing -- Content analysis: Collecting the data -- Content analysis: Processing the data -- Qualitative field observation -- Using existing and official statistics -- Casual thinking.