American Political Science Research Guide
American Political Science Research Guide

Author: George W. Johnson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1468484826

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The American PoZiticaZ Science Research Guide to their efforts. Individuals in administra is a new series dealing generally with Ameri tive positions will also find that the APSRG offers a means for keeping current on public can government and specifically with public administration, state and local government, policy questions, despite the normal restric the legislative and executive branches, and tions of time and circumstance. the judiciary. The key to the entire program is the use of the data base of the Political Science Series of As an innovative idea, the APSRG is an approach to political research which focuses upon a the Universal Reference System. Combining ele single area within the discpline of political ments of the definitive URS Supplement and a science. The first in a proposed series of refined indexing procedure, the APSRG is pro softcover research guides, the APSRG is repre duced under the superv~s~on of the same schol sentative of the guiding principle of provid ars who develop that annual supplement.

Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Political Science
Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Political Science

Author: Hans Keman

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2016-12-30

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 1784710822

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This Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research methods and applications currently in use in political science. It combines theory and methodology (qualitative and quantitative), and offers insights into the major approaches and their roots in the philosophy of scientific knowledge. Including a comprehensive discussion of the relevance of a host of digital data sources, plus the dos and don’ts of data collection in general, the book also explains how to use diverse research tools and highlights when and how to apply these techniques.

Research Methods for Political Science
Research Methods for Political Science

Author: David E. McNabb

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-31

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 1000300218

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The third edition of Research Methods for Political Science retains its effective approach to helping students learn what to research, why to research and how to research. The text integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in one volume and covers such important topics as research design, specifying research problems, designing questionnaires and writing questions, designing and carrying out qualitative research and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research data. Heavily illustrated, classroom tested, exceptionally readable and engaging, the text presents statistical methods in a conversational tone to help students surmount "math phobia." Updates to this new edition include: Research topics chapters have been upgraded and expanded. Two mixed methods design chapters have been added. A new chapter on hermeneutic analysis designs and research with large data sets. The chapter on multivariate statistics has been expanded, with an expanded discussion on logistic regression. Tools on how to prepare and present research findings are now featured in the appendix, allowing instructors more flexibility when teaching their courses. Research Methods for Political Science will give students the confidence and knowledge they need to understand the methods and basics skills for data collection, presentation and analysis.

Information Sources of Political Science
Information Sources of Political Science

Author: Stephen W. Green

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2005-07-15

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 1576075575

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A thoroughly revised and updated new edition of the world's leading comprehensive bibliography of American and international politics. The eagerly anticipated new edition of the widely acclaimed Information Sources of Political Science is the most comprehensive English-language political bibliography available, offering the surest way for students and researchers to get straight to the information they need. Like no other volume, it provides a fully rounded view of the field both in the United States and internationally, including relevant works in history, economics, sociology, and education. Its 2,500 entries cover a wide variety of source types: indexing and abstracting services, major bibliographical tools, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, directories, statistical compilations, and more. In addition, this edition is the first to feature substantial coverage of electronic resources, both databases and Internet sites. Each source receives its own annotation, with entries grouped in categories to bring together like works for easy comparison. This work is a cornerstone reference for academic and public libraries.

The Oxford Guide to Library Research
The Oxford Guide to Library Research

Author: Thomas Mann

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780195123135

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Required reading for students, scholars, information-seeking professionals, and laypersons."--BOOK JACKET.

A Research Guide to Central Party and Government Meetings in China
A Research Guide to Central Party and Government Meetings in China

Author: Kenneth Lieberthal

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1317240715

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Originally published in 1976, Lieberthal collated notes from Central Party, government and military meetings on a national level in China between 1949 and 1975 to create this guide to Chinese policymaking. This guide provides insight into issues such as the representation of important meetings in the media, how policies are made and how policy-making in China has varied over time. This title will be of interest to students of Asian Studies and International Politics.