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Practical Social Research

Project Work in the Community

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. David Hall
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  2. Irene Hall
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Editors:
  1. Jo Campling
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction and Acknowledgements

    1. Introduction and Acknowledgements

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 1-5

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Philosophy and Practice of Applied Social Research

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 9-27

    3. Issues in Methodology

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 28-55

    4. Negotiating an Agreement

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 56-75

    5. From Agreement to Research Brief

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 76-94

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Producing Data: the Questionnaire

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 97-128

    3. Data Analysis: the Questionnaire

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 129-155

    4. Recording Data: Ethnography

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 156-188

    5. Analysing Ethnographic Data

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 189-211

    6. Documentary and Other Sources

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 212-227

  5. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Presenting the Client Report

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 231-256

    3. Presenting the Methodology or Reflexive Report

      • David Hall, Irene Hall
      Pages 257-278

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 279-305
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About this book

Practical Social Research is a working guide to doing 'real life' research in the local community. Based on the authors' own practice, it proposes a partnership between students and community organisations that both meets community needs and develops students' research skills. The book provides detailed coverage of the 'scientific', ethnographic and feminist traditions in social research data collection and analysis, together with information on how to go about negotiating viable projects, developing personal transferable skills, and presenting and assessing reports.

About the authors

DAVID HALL and IRENE HALL both gained MA degrees in sociology from the University of Manchester. From there they moved to Swansea, where David Hall worked at the Medical Sociology Research Centre, gaining his PhD, and Irene Hall was a Research Fellow for the Community Development Project in the South Wales Valleys. Now living on the Wirral, they both work in Liverpool, teaching and researching at the University of Liverpool and the Liverpool Institute of Higher Education respectively.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practical Social Research

  • Book Subtitle: Project Work in the Community

  • Authors: David Hall, Irene Hall

  • Editors: Jo Campling

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24739-4

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: David Hall and Irene Hall 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-60673-5Due: 03 July 1996

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 328

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Research Methodology

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