Data Collection and Analysis

In simple and non-technical terms, the Second Edition of Data Collection and Analysis illustrates a wide range of techniques and approaches used in social research projects. Always accessible and engaging, this comprehensive text covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis in social research, considering both the structure and logic of research projects and the ethics and politics of research. A wide range of examples illustrate the text and a set of exercises runs throughout the book to aid the reader in understanding and planning research projects.Building on the strengths of the First Edition, this new and expanded version includes:- The addition of chapter introductions, summaries and key terms to guide the reader through the text- Three brand new chapters focusing on: research and information on the Net; discourse research; ethnographic and discursive qualitative analysis- Up-to-date examples of research in action- New material on questionnaire design, composite measurement and techniques of quantitative and qualitative interviewingAn invaluable guide for students from across the social sciences, this wide-ranging volume is also a key resource for practitioners in a variety of applied areas including nursing, social work, the criminal justice system, teaching and education.

Roger Sapsford is Reader in Social Research at the University of Teesside. Victor Jupp is Principal Lecturer in Criminology and Social Research in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Northumbria UniversityContributorsMalcolm Ashmore, Loughborough University, UKLee Barron, Northumbria University, UKRussell W. Belk, Northwestern University, USARoy Boyne, University of Durham, UKAngela Brady, Northumbria University, UKDavid Brockington, University Of Plymouth, UKMartin Bulmer, University of Surrey, UKJohn Bynner, University of London, UKDavid Byrne, University of Durham, UKMichael Carrithers, University of Durham, UKEllis Cashmore, Staffordshire University, UKAmanda Coffey, Cardiff University, UKTony Columbo, Coventry University, UKLouise Corti, University of Essex, UKIain Crow, University of Sheffield, UKJulia Davidson, University of Westminster, UKPamela Davies, Northumbria University, UKMartyn Denscombe, De Montfort University, UKDerek Edwards, Loughborough University, UKNigel Fielding, University of Surrey, UKUwe Flick, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, GermanyJeremy Foster, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKPhilip Gardner, Cambridge University, UKJeanette Garwood, Leeds Metropolitan University, UKLuca Greco, University of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle), FranceMartyn Hammersley, The Open University, UKJamie Harding, Northumbria University, UKRom Harré, Georgetown University, USAEric Harrison, University of Oxford, UKAlexa Hepburn, Loughborough University, UKClaire Hewson, Bolton Institute, UKDick Hobbs, University of Durham, UKMark Israel, Flinders University, AustraliaDavid Jary, University of Birmingham, UKVince Keddie, Department for Education and Skills, UKAidan Kelly, University of East London, UKRobert Kozinets, Northwestern University, USARichard Lampard, University of Warwick, UKGayle Letherby, Coventry University, UKCurt Le Baron, Brigham Young University, Utah, USAAna Lopes, University of East London, UKEugene McLaughlin, The Open University, UKCraig McLean, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UKBernd Marcus, Chemintz University, GermanySteve Miles, Northumbria University, UKDavid L. Morgan, Portland State University, USARachael Moss, University of Liverpool, UKGeorge Moyser, University of Vermont, USAJohn Muncie, The Open University, UKJohn Newton, Northumbria University, UKPaul Oliver, University of Huddersfield, UKGeoff Payne, formerly University of Plymouth, UKSarah Pink, Loughborough University, UKHelen Poole, Coventry University, UKJonathon Potter, Loughborough University, UKPaul Pye, University of Teesside, UKDeborah Reed-Danahay, University of Texas at Arlington, USAKarl-Heinz Renner, University of Bamburg, GermanyCatherine Riessman, Boston University, USALyn Richards, Director, Research Services, QSR, AustraliaMargaret Rowe, Northumbria University, UKAndrew Rutherford, University of Keele, UKRoger Sapsford, University of Teesside, UKMark Saunders, Oxford Brookes University, UKThomas A. Schwandt, University of Ill