Advanced Research Methodology: An Annotated Guide to Sources

by Barker R. Bausell

Overview

Designed for serious, practicing researchers in all of the disciplines that conduct empirical investigations into the human condition, this annotated guide to 2,259 journal articles and 401 books is devoted exclusively to the process of conducting scientific research. The purpose of this volume is to increase the methodological options available to these researchers. The book encompasses 78 discrete topics, covering every aspect of the research process, from problem formulation to publication. The articles and books selected come from a total of 224 different journals and 114 different publishers serving such disparate disciplines as psychology, medicine, education, sociology, nursing, political science, demography, economics, and market research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810823556
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/1991
Pages:	911
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 2.20(d)

About the Author

R. Barker Bausell, Professor of Research at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, has been a research methodologist in three different fields. He has been editor-in-chief (as well as founding editor) of Evaluation and the Health Professions for 14 years and has written six previous books, including A Practical Guide to Conducting Empirical Research (Harper & Row, 1986). The results of his empirical research have appeared in over 25 different professional journals.

Editorial Reviews

...an impressive number of references.

Controlled Clinical Trials

...a useful resource for researchers from a variety of social and medical sciences.

American Reference Books Annual

...going to save much time and sweat for anyone who needs to track down the widely scattered literature it represents.

Annals Of Internal Medicine

There is a lot to like about this book...a valuable contribution...will fill a gap for most undergraduate and graduate collections.

Choice Reviews

There is a lot to like about this book...a valuable contribution...will fill a gap for most undergraduate and graduate collections.

Choice

...a useful resource for researchers from a variety of social and medical sciences.

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)

...an exceptionally useful resource for social science researchers and should be purchased by any library serving such users.

Australian Library Journal

There is a lot to like about this book...a valuable contribution...will fill a gap for most undergraduate and graduate collections.

CHOICE

Designed for serious, practicing researchers in all of the disciplines that conduct empirical investigations into the human condition, this annotated guide to 2,259 journal articles and 401 books is devoted exclusively to the process of conducting scientific research. The primary purpose is to increase the methodological options available to these researchers, and to that end the guide encompasses 78 discrete topics, covering every aspect of the research process, from problem formulation to publication. Each section both gives an overview of the type of methodological literature surrounding the topic in question and identifies resources useful to the completion of a specific empirical task. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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