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Unobtrusive Measures

Revised Edition

Volume: 2
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Evaluation | Simulation & Gaming

October 1999 | 240 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Thirty-five years ago, the four authors of this book addressed the problem of validity in social science research. This revised edition builds on the earlier version's drive to justify novel techniques of survey and archival research. Richly illustrated throughout, the purpose of this book is to authorize and motivate ingenuity in obtaining information.

The authors combine very different methods so that research results can withstand the `threats to validity' which so frequently invalidate single-measure, conventional research.

 
Approximations to Knowledge
 
Approximations to Knowledge
 
Physical Traces
Erosion and Accretion

 
 
Archives I
The Running Record

 
 
Archives II
The Episodic and Private Record

 
 
Simple Observation
 
Contrived Observation
Hidden Hardware and Control

 
 
A Final Note
 
A Statistician on Method
 
Cardinal Newman's Epitaph

Eugene J. Webb

During his more than 25 years at the university's Business School, he studied organizations and the nature of the relationships among employees as well as the nature of competition among corporations. He played an early role in bringing the methods of behavioral psychology into the curriculum of business schools. More About Author

Donald T. Campbell

The annual Campbell Prizes, which honor the memory of distinguished social scientist Donald T. Campbell, recognize outstanding social science research conducted by Lehigh students. Donald T. Campbell passed away on May 6, 1996, leaving a legacy of high standards for social science inquiry to Lehigh University and the national and international social science community.He was University Professor of Social Relations, Psychology, and Education at Lehigh University until he... More About Author

Richard D. Schwartz

Professor Schwartz came to Syracuse after almost 25 years as a distinguished teacher and scholar in both law and sociology. He is the author of many scholarly publications in both fields, including the books Society and the Legal Order, Unobtrusive Measures, Criminal Law: Theory and Process, and the Handbook of Regulation and Administrative Law. He is recognized as a leading authority on law and society. He taught on the law and sociology faculties at Northwestern and Yale universities and was dean and professor of law at State University of New York at Buffalo. Professor Schwartz was the founding editor of the Law and Society Review.... More About Author

Lee Sechrest

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ISBN: 9780761920113
$264.00