Research Methods in Social Sciences
The Scientific approach, Problem formulation, hypothesis building, variable identification. Field Research methods, the Case Method, The Empirical Method. Data Base, Scaling Techniques. Check list and Questionnaires, Interviews, Observational and Archival Data. Elements of quantitative, policy research. Qualitative Research Techniques: Ethnographic methods, PRA techniques, Participant observation. Phenomenological, Hermeneutic and Linguistic methods in Social Sciences, De-constructive and Semiotic Methods, Genealogical Methods, Critique of Ideology.
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