“如果一个学生研究人员的书架上只有一本手册,米勒和萨尔金德的手册肯定是它。随着更新的材料,道德问题部分的增加(做得很好,我向大学IRB的部门代表推荐它),以及新的第四部分“定性方法”,新手册是研究人员不可或缺的资源。——Dan Cover,弗曼大学社会学系“我观察到,大多数教师都想用他们自己的方法来教授方法论,让课程充满他们自己的方法;Miller-Salkind让人们很容易做到这一点。这本书在概念上很强(例如,很好地涵盖了认识论、研究设计和统计学),同时提供了丰富的实践知识(量表、指数、专业组织、计算机应用等)。此外,它还涵盖了方法论的前沿。”——Michael L. Vasu,北卡罗莱纳州立大学信息技术主任“对于所有社会科学研究人员来说,这是一本独特而优秀的参考工具,也是研究生和大四本科生的一本好教科书。这些学生即将进入真正的研究生活,需要一个方便而全面的工具作为起点,为进入真正的研究项目提供捷径。对于一个小项目,这本书提供了足够的信息来启动项目。对于大项目来说,这本书是关于在哪里寻找东西和例子的理想信息。”这本被许多社会科学研究人员及其学生视为“必需品”的书经过了修订和更新,同时保留了使它如此有用的特点。 The emphasis in this new edition is on the tools graduate students and more advanced researchers need to conduct high quality research. Features/Benefits: Provides step-by-step instruction for students′ research training by beginning with how to find a creative idea, a middle-range theory, and initial hypothesis and proceeds through design, proposal, collection and analysis of data followed by writing, reporting and publication Section on scales and indices are organized so that readers can quickly locate and find the type of scale or index in which they may be interested All sections are now followed by useful and well-considered reference sections so that readers can read more about each topic Includes updated coverage on new scales, internal and external validity, and new analytic techniques with extensive references on each Presents extensive coverage of how to prepare manuscripts for publication, including a list of all journals covered by Sociological Abstracts along with the editorial office address and URL for each entry Discusses the importance of policy research with presentation and discussion of specific models as an adjunct to both applied and basic research techniques Provides extensive coverage of funding opportunities including those offered by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and a directory of private funding sources including relevant contact information New to this edition: New Part 4 by John Creswell and Ray Maietta provides a comprehensive introduction to qualitative methods including a review of existing computer applications for collecting and analyzing data New and more current reviews and commentaries have replaced dated or no longer relevant excerpts Thousands of new references on the assessment of important sociological variables as well as references to such topics as statistical analysis, computer applications, and specific topics Thoroughly updated information on the use of computers and online research techniques, including beginning and intermediate material about the Internet and its use by the modern research scientist Coherent and thoughtful review of the most popular statistical analysis software packages New guidelines and discussion of ethical practices in social and behavioral science research, including extensive coverage of institutional review board procedures and activities Expansion of social indicators to include international coverage Plus, there is an extensive and well-organized table of contents with four levels of headings; and, for the first time in the history of the book, a comprehensive index.