Conducting Research

Gül Seçkin is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas, USA. She teaches undergraduate and graduate research methods classes

Part I: Preparing a Preliminary Research Proposal Introduction; Part A Getting Started 1. Selecting Tentative Topics for Empirical Research 2. Locating Literature and Refining a Research Topic 3. Preparing a Literature Review 4. Citing References in APA and ASA Styles 5. Writing Research Hypotheses, Purposes, and Questions 6. Selecting a Research Approach 7. Looking Ahead to Participant Selection 8. Looking Ahead to Measurement 9. Looking Ahead to Data Analysis for Quantitative Research 10. Looking Ahead to Data Analysis for Qualitative Research 11. Preparing a Preliminary Research Proposal; Part II: Refining the Preliminary Proposal Part B Issues in Participant Selection 12. Participant Selection in Quantitative Research 13. Participant Selection in Qualitative Research Part C Issues in Measurement 14. Measurement in Quantitative Research 15. Writing Objective Measures 16. Measurement in Qualitative Research Part D Techniques for Data Analysis 17. Descriptive Statistics for Quantitative and Qualitative Research 18. Correlational Statistics for Quantitative Research 19. Inferential Statistics for Quantitative Research 20. A Closer Look at Data Analysis in Qualitative Research Part E. Issues in Conducting Surveys 21. Issues in Participant Selection for Surveys 22. Issues in Measuring Demographics in Surveys 23. Issues in the Use of Questionnaires in Surveys Part F. Issues in Conducting Experiments 24. Introduction to Experimentation and Threats to External Validity 25. Threats to Internal Validity and True Experiments 26. Pre-Experiments and Quasi-Experiments Part G. Putting It All Together 27. Writing Reports of Empirical Research 28. Digital Social Science Research 29. Research Ethics in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Appendices A. A Closer Look at Interpreting Correlation Coefficients B. Focus Group Methodology in Qualitative Research C. An Overview of Program Evaluation D. Ethical Issues in Conducting Research Sample Literature Reviews 1. Associations Between Marital Happiness, Problems, and Health 2. Effects of Random Student Drug Testing in High School 3. College Students’ Perceptions of Their Grandparents and Communication Technology Use 4. A Review of Interventions for Substance Use Among Homeless Youth Tables 1. Table of Random Numbers 2. Table of Recommended Sample Sizes for Populations with Finite Sizes