An Introduction to Research, Analysis, and Writing: Practical Skills for Social Science Students

An Introduction to Research, Analysis, and Writing: Practical Skills for Social Science Students by Newsome, Bruce Oliver. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781483352558.

This accessible guide walks readers through the process of completing a social science research project. Written specifically to meet the needs of undergraduate research classes, it introduces students to a complete skill set, including: planning, design, analysis, argumentation, criticizing theories, building theories, modeling theories, choosing methods, gathering data, presenting evidence, and writing the final product. Students can use this text as a practical resource to navigate through each stage of the process, including choices between more advanced research techniques.