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E-raamat: Behind the Scenes in Social Research: How Practical and Personal Matters Affect a Project [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

(Northern Illinois University, USA)
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Behind the Scenes in Social Research discusses the informal, adaptive, real-life process of doing social science research. It complements the material in standard methods texts that describe the basics - how to choose topics, ways of obtaining and analyzing data - but in doing so miss out on many of the obstacles and practicalities of doing research. Researchers may find themselves adrift when they start their research and discover that what confronts them doesn’t precisely match exactly what is described in the basic textbooks, such as the obstacles that frequently occur, the logistical matters that must be handled, and the improvisations in research design and data gathering techniques that successful projects require. This book covers this material, while also paying attention to the ways in which the personal characteristics of those doing the research affect how projects are designed and data gathered. In addition, it explores the manner in which doing research affects the researchers themselves, affecting self-images, altering political or social views or providing skills that extend beyond the research enterprise. Based on the author’s own experiences and interviews with senior researchers in a variety of social science fields, Behind the Scenes in Social Research explores the practical problems that arise in undertaking a research project while showing how these problems can be overcome through perseverance and improvisation. It will therefore appeal to scholars and students across the social science with interests in research methods and the practical issues that arise during any research project.



Based upon in depth interviews with experienced researchers, as well as the author’s extensive research experiences, this book explores two themes: the pragmatic matters that can determine the choice of research topic and the flow of the research, and how personalities affect and are affected by the research enterprise.

1 Doing Research: Beyond What Is Taught in the Methods Class
1(6)
What Follows: The Flow of This Book
5(2)
2 How Being a Researcher Affects you Personally
7(18)
Research as a Personal Growing Experience
9(3)
Learning from the Broader Context
12(3)
Challenging Assumptions and Changing Political Perspectives
15(6)
Gaining Skills and Knowledge that Apply Far Beyond the Research Experience
21(1)
Research Is Often Fun and Allows for Fun Activities
22(2)
Conclusion and Lessons Learned
24(1)
3 The Sources for Research Ideas
25(14)
How Academic Theories Suggest Research Topics
28(1)
Spill Over from Prior Projects
29(1)
Policy, Program, or Organizational Questions
30(2)
Research Questions Emerge as Opportunities Present Themselves
32(3)
Stemming from Your Personal Background or Experiences
35(2)
Conclusion
37(2)
4 The Evolution and Modification of a Research Design
39(26)
Influences on the Original Design
41(7)
Design Needs to Mesh with Who You Are, What Makes You Comfortable
42(1)
How You Are Viewed by Those Who You Wan' t to Study Matters in Research Design
43(5)
The Impact of the Funders on Design
48(2)
The Initial Design Is Not Carved in Stone
50(6)
Serendipity, Luck, and Unexpected Help
56(7)
Conclusion
63(2)
5 Enhancing Data Gathering Methods: Learning New Techniques and Modifying Standard Approaches
65(18)
Why Are Some Research Methods De-emphasized?
65(2)
Learning Methods (and Statistics) Is an Ongoing Process
67(3)
Methods and Statistical Techniques Evolve; Though Be Concerned about Passing Fashions
70(3)
When Standard Textbook Methods Do Not Work, Improvisation, Cleverness, and Adaptations Are Required
73(3)
Learning to Manage a Team
76(2)
Learning from One's Mistakes
78(4)
Why Are Mistakes Inevitable?
79(1)
Common Mistakes
79(1)
How Did I Recover?
80(2)
Conclusion
82(1)
6 Combatting Obstacles: Finding Sites and Individuals and Handling Logistics
83(13)
Access to Sites and Individuals
83(6)
Access Is a Concern No Matter the Data Gathering Technique
83(1)
Choosing a Site and Gaining Access to It
84(3)
Becoming a Known Quantity
87(1)
Letter of Introduction
88(1)
Getting Permission in a Foreign Country
89(1)
Getting By Obstacles
89(2)
Handling Logistical Problems
91(4)
Conclusion
95(1)
7 Other Obstacles Faced in Collecting Data
96(19)
External Obstacles
97(1)
Politics and Bureaucratic Games Can Create an Obstacle
98(3)
Push Back and Attempted Censorship
101(3)
Physical Danger
104(3)
Ethical Concerns as They Impact the Researcher
107(7)
Ethical Problems with Applied Research
113(1)
Conclusion
114(1)
8 Tricks of the Trade
115(14)
Facilitating Survey Research
115(2)
Enhancing In-Depth Interview Studies
117(3)
Reaching Out and Working with Contacts
120(5)
Anticipating the Audience for Your Report
125(3)
Conclusion
128(1)
Index 129
Herbert J. Rubin is an urban sociologist, now retired. Most of his career was as a professor and researcher at Northern Illinois University. In addition, he has conducted research at a government agency and consulted on overseas foreign-aid projects. He is the author of Advocacy for Social Change: Coalitions and the Organizations That Lead Them and Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair: The Community-Based Development Model, and the co-author of Community Organizing and Development and Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data.
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