Designing and Doing Survey Research Contributor(s): Andres, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849208131 ISBN-13: 9781849208130 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research |
Dewey: 001.43 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
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Publisher Description: Designing and Doing Survey Research is an introduction to the processes and methods of planning and conducting survey research. With a focus on the impact of new technologies, author Lesley Andres provides a cutting-edge look at how survey research is conducted today as well as the challenges survey researchers face. Packed full of international examples from various social science disciplines, the book is ideal for students and researchers new to survey research. |
Contributor Bio(s): Andres, Lesley: - Lesley Andres is a professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the sociology of higher education, issues of inequality and access, transitions across the life course, and mixed-methods survey research design. Her most recent books are Designing and Doing Survey Research (2012) and The Making of a Generation: Children of the 1970s in Adulthood (2010, co-authored with Johanna Wyn). She is the principal investigator of the Paths on Life's Way project, the topic of this case study. |