Research Methodology for Social Sciences provides guidelines for designing and conducting evidence-based research in social sciences and interdisciplinary studies using both qualitative and ...quantitative data. Blending the particularity of different sub-disciplines and interdisciplinary nature of social sciences, this volume:
Provides insights on epistemological issues and deliberates on debates over qualitative research methods;
Covers different aspects of qualitative research techniques and evidence-based research techniques, including survey design, choice of sample, construction of indices, statistical inferences and data analysis;
Discusses concepts, techniques and tools at different stages of research, beginning with the design of field surveys to collect raw data and then analyse it using statistical and econometric methods.
With illustrations, examples and a reader-friendly approach, this volume will serve as a key reference material for compulsory research methodology courses at doctoral levels across different disciplines, such as economics, sociology, women’s studies, education, anthropology, political science, international relations, philosophy, history and business management. This volume will also be indispensable for postgraduate courses dealing with quantitative techniques and data analysis.
The application of probability and statistics to an ever-widening number of life-decisions serves to reproduce, reinforce, and widen disparities in the quality of life that different groups of people ...can enjoy. As a critical technology assessment, the ways in which bad luck early in life increase the probability that hardship and loss will accumulate across the life course are illustrated. Analysis shows the ways in which individual decisions, informed by statistical models, shape the opportunities people face in both market and non-market environments. Ultimately, this book challenges the actuarial logic and instrumental rationalism that drives public policy and emphasizes the role that the mass media play in justifying its expanded use. Although its arguments and examples take as their primary emphasis the ways in which these decision systems affect the life chances of African-Americans, the findings are also applicable to a broad range of groups burdened by discrimination.
This book offers a much needed critical introduction to data mining and 'big data'. Supported by multiple case studies and examples, the authors provide everything needed to explore, evaluate and ...review big data concepts and techniques.
A practical introduction to qualitative research across fields and disciplines Qualitative Research in Practice offers a hands-on introduction to qualitative research design, methods, data, and ...analysis. Designed as a companion text for any course involving qualitative research, this book explores the different types of qualitative studies with relevant examples and analysis by the researchers themselves. The workbook format makes it easy to use in the classroom or the field, and the depth of information makes it a valuable resource for students of social work, psychology, counseling, management, education, health care, or any field in which qualitative research is conducted. While quantitative research is primarily concerned with numerical data, qualitative research methods are more flexible, responsive, and open to contextual information. To a qualitative researcher, a situation is defined by the participants' perspectives, making it the primary method of inquiry for understanding social phenomena through the lens of experience. This book introduces the essentials of qualitative research, bolstered by expert analysis and discussion that provides deeper insight than a traditional textbook format would allow. * Understand the fundamental nature of qualitative research * Learn how to accurately assess and evaluate qualitative research * Explore qualitative research's many forms and applications * Gain insight on qualitative research in a variety of fields and disciplines How does one codify an experience? Is it possible to measure emotion in units? Qualitative research fills the void where numbers cannot reach. It is the best tool we have for studying the unquantifiable aspects of the human experience, and it is an essential tool in a wide variety of fields. Qualitative Research in Practice provides translatable skills in a practical format to quicken your transition from "learning" to "using."
Kako naj v načrtovanje ter izgradnjo javnih parkov in vrtov vključimo tudi družbeno dimenzijo? Oziroma natančneje, kako naj uporabnikom in urbanitom določimo vlogo v projektih javnih parkov? Naša ...hipoteza je, da imajo družbene vede v povezavi s krajani dve vlogi – spoznavno vlogo, ki v civilni družbi opisuje rabo in družbeno dinamiko na delovnem mestu, ter vlogo posrednika (mediatorja) med prebivalci in projektanti, predstavniki gradbene industrije ter vzdrževalci parkov. Obe vlogi sta med seboj tesno povezani, in sicer zaradi velike pozornosti, posvečene lokacijam. To pa zahteva empirično obravnavo. Ta je v tem članku etnografska. Metodologijo, ki jo v Parizu uporabljajo že več let, preverjamo z različnimi ameriškimi tehnikami. V članku bomo obravnavali dva primera, in sicer parka Parc Floral de Paris in Les Jardins d’Eole. Sociologijo so vsakič uporabili drugače. Modeli, ki so jih družboslovci uporabili pri obravnavanju parkov, kažejo, da bi morali razmisliti o novi »razdelitvi nalog« med različnimi udeleženci projekta, tudi med prebivalci, ki so hkrati uporabniki in državljani.
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Kako razlikovati Slovenijo in Slovaško? Imamo podobno ime, zastavo, jezik, osamosvojili smo se v približno istem času... Največje razlika je ta, da nikoli nismo bili prvaki v hokeju. Toda dokler obstaja upanje se ne predamo.
Bratislava: izjava Saša Poklač, lektorica slovenščine na Bratislavski univerzi in Kristina, slovaška študentka slovenščine in prevajalka leposlovnih književnih del, izjava Melicar Vaclav, ki je prevedel veliko slovenskih knjig. Posnetek Prešernove ulice v Bratislavi, slovaške galuške, primerjava besed ocvirki - oškvarky, pesnik -básnik.
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Slovenia or Slovakia? Due to numerous similarities in language, symbols and the names, Slovenia is still mistaken for Slovakia and vice versa, even by world politicians.
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Slovenija ali Slovaška? Zaradi mnogih podobnosti, povezanih z jezikom, simboli in imenom Slovenijo in Slovaško še vedno zamenjujejo celo svetovno znani politiki.
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Števanovci in Porabje (Rábavidék, Hungary): custom of 'spanking'. Children with wooden rods, visiting houses and handing out presents.
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...Števanovci v Porabju: šega tepežkanje; otroci s šibami na obhodu po domovih, obdarovanje.
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V Reziji na severovzhodu Furlanije - Julijske krajine ta konec tedna mineva v znamenju 25 obletnice ustanovitve kulturnega društva, ki pomeni steber slovenstva v dolini pod ...Kaninom. Desničarski politiki, si prizadevajo to območje ločiti od preostalega dela slovenskega narodnega prostora v Italiji in Rezijane asimilirati. Ob svetovnem dnevu turizma so tamkajšnji kulturni delavci opozorili, da so narečja manjšinskih jezikov tudi turistična zanimivost. V Reziji je bila tudi naša ekipa. Rezija, panorama pokrajine, oskrunjena dvojezična tabla, izjava Luigi Paletti, nekdanji župan Rezije, izjava Luigia Negro, predsednica Rozajanskega duma, Sandro Qualia, turistični delavec v Naravnem parku Julijskih predalp.
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Resia: Resians pointed out that minority dialects can be a tourist attraction, too.
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Rezija: ob svetovnem dnevu so Rezijani opozorili, da so narečja manjšinskih jezikov tudi turistična zanimivost.
