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http://coworkstation.ru/#!/event/preview/id/37 Seminar 5. RESEARCH DESIGNS IN SOCIOLOGY

1. Readings:

Obligatory readings

Study guide Chapter 2, pp.45-56.

McNeill P. Concepts and indicators in Research methods, pp.24-25:

Fulcher&Scott, Ch.3. (after reading check if you have got it right http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199285006/01student/mcqs/ch03/)

Additional readings

Bryman, A. Social Research Methods pp.34-58

Howard S. Becker The Epistemology of Qualitative Research http://home.earthlink.net/~hsbecker/qa.html

1. Control questions

1. Check if you can define the following concepts: research design, concepts, indicators, operationalisation, descriptive and explanatory research designs, qualitative and quantitative research designs, triangulation, survey, ethnography, experiment, comparative research.
2. Explain the difference between:

· descriptive and explanatory research designs

· qualitative and quantitative research designs

· concepts and definitions

· concepts and indicators

3. Write an answer for any one of the following questions (6 marks). This task will be marked. Since you have an exam on this Friday, you can hand in this paper in one week (the 12^th of October)

Why have some qualitative researchers sought to devise alternative criteria from reliability and validity when assessing the quality of research?

A hint – different understandings of what is the final goal of the research in QNT and QLT research designs.

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