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Collecting, Interpreting, & Analyzing Data
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Topics
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 | Types of data and sources |
| Conducting interviews |
| Evaluating data and information |
| Displaying information |
| Measures of significance |
| Data gathering |
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Readings
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| Bardach: 47 - 70 |
| Patton & Sawicki: 74 - 146 |
| Weimer & Vining: 296 - 310 |
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Lecture Notes
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Web Resources
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Books of Possible Interest
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are a number of excellent books describing how to develop research
designs, collect data, and analyze this data. These include: |
| Cook,
Thomas D. And Donald T. Campbell. 1979. Quasi-Experimentation:
Design and Analysis Issues for Field Settings. Boston, MA:
Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| Denzin,
Norman K. and Yvonna S. Lincoln (eds.). 1998. Strategies for
Qualitative Inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. |
| Denzin,
Norman K. and Yvonna S. Lincoln (eds.). 1998.Collecting and
Interpreting Qualitative Materials. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications. |
| Maxwell,
J. A. (1996). Qualitative
Research Design: An Interactive Approach. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
Publications. |
| Miles,
M. B. & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative
data analysis: An expanded sourcebook, Second Edition. Thousand
Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. |
| Patton,
Michael Quinn. 1990. Qualitative Evaluation and Research Methods.
Second Edition. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE Publications. |
| Rossi,
Peter H. and Howard E. Freeman. 1993. Evaluation: A Systematic
Approach. Fifth Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. |
| Singleton,
Royce A., Bruce C. Straits, Margaret Miller Straits. 1993. Approaches
to Social Research. Second Edition. New York, NY: Oxford
University Press. |
| Strauss,
A. & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics
of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques.
Newbury Park, CA: SAGE Publications. |
| Yin,
R. K. (1994). Case study
research: Design and methods, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA:
SAGE Publications. |
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