Handbook of Emergent Methods

Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Patricia Leavy

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781462514809
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

Social researchers increasingly find themselves looking beyond conventional methods to address complex research questions. This is the first book to comprehensively examine emergent qualitative and quantitative theories and methods across the social and behavioral sciences. Providing scholars and students with a way to retool their research choices, the volume presents cutting-edge approaches to data collection, analysis, and representation. Leading researchers describe alternative uses of traditional quantitative and qualitative tools; innovative hybrid or mixed methods; and new techniques facilitated by technological advances. Consistently formatted chapters explore the strengths and limitations of each method for studying different types of research questions and offer practical, in-depth examples.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Contents
• Introduction. Pushing on the Methodological Boundaries: The Growing Need for Emergent Methods within and across the Disciplines
• PART I. Historical Context of Emergent Methods and Innovation in the Practice of Research Methods
• PART II. Innovation in Research Methods Design and Analysis
• PART III. The Impact of Emergent Technologies on Research Methods
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Editors
• Contributors