The Problem with Survey Research
- ISBN-10
- 1138516775
- ISBN-13
- 9781138516779
- Pages
- 444
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-09-28
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- George Beam
Description
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Preface -- Part One Ubiquity of Survey Research -- 1. Everyone Asks -- 2. Everyone Is Asked -- 3. Ask about Everything -- Part Two The Problem -- 4. The Problem Identified and Explained -- 5. The Problem Documented and Acknowledged -- Part Three Asking Instruments -- 6. Shaky Instruments -- 7. Shaky Instruments (cont.) -- Part Four Asking Settings -- 8. Consequential Settings -- 9. Consequential Settings (cont.) -- Part Five Askers -- 10. Stimulating Askers -- 11. Addicted Askers -- 12. Promise Anonymity or Confidentiality, Probe, Prompt, Use Props, Con, and Tinker for More -- 13. Alchemic Askers -- Part Six Proper Methods and Research Designs -- 14. Observation, Experiments, and Multiple Sources -- 15. Models, Documents, and Comparison -- Appendixes -- Appendix A. Survey Research for Self Expression, Feedback, and Other Purposes -- Appendix B. Ingenuity of the Shared Enterprise -- References -- Index
