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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780226327549
- Subject Area
- Political Science, Référence
- Publication Name
- Thinking like a Political Scientist : a Practical Guide to Research Methods
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Référence, History & Theory, Research
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Series
- Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Ser.
- Type
- Not Available
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022632754X
ISBN-13
9780226327549
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038270690
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Thinking like a Political Scientist : a Practical Guide to Research Methods
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Référence, History & Theory, Research
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Political Science, Référence
Series
Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2016-015890
Reviews
Thinking Like a Political Scientist is a remarkably clear and well-written book. Drawing on more than a decade of experience teaching research methods, Howard moves seamlessly from one lesson to the next, developing the basic components of political science research in a compelling and intuitive way. Among the book's many virtues are its extraordinarily rich and wide-ranging examples that enliven the lessons., Howard has filled an important void in the discipline with this valuable alternative to the traditional approach to teaching undergraduate research methods. Thinking Like a Political Scientist is engaging and relevant, as it takes students through what political scientists actually do--develop and test theories that explain political phenomena. This book will be immensely helpful for students--and their instructors--who want to emphasize research., In Thinking like a Political Scientist: A Practical Guide to Research Methods , Christopher Howard makes a compelling case for transforming how research methods are taught to undergraduate students of political science. Through its accessible, easy-to-follow approach, this new guide equips and encourages the next generation of political scientists to undertake research that has the potential to directly impact pressing political issues, "Howard has filled an important void in the discipline with this valuable alternative to the traditional approach to teaching undergraduate research methods. Thinking Like a Political Scientist is engaging and relevant, as it takes students through what political scientists actually do--develop and test theories that explain political phenomena. This book will be immensely helpful for students--and their instructors--who want to emphasize research." , Howard pulls back the curtain on conducting political science research--actually social research generally--and provides real tools for students to use when evaluating scholarly research and conducting competent empirical investigations of their own. It is eminently readable, communicating the basic principles with wit and even a sense of humor. This book takes what is often considered an abstract and dry topic and makes it come alive. It will serve students well for years to come.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
320.072
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Table Of Content
Preface for Students Preface for Teachers Introduction Part I. Asking Good Questions 1. Who Cares? 2. What Happened? 3. Why? Part II. Generating Good Answers 4. Choosing a Research Design 5. Choosing Cases 6. Using Documents as Evidence 7. Using Numbers as Evidence Acknowledgments Notes Index
Synopsis
There are a plethora of books that aim to teach the research methods needed for political science. "Thinking Like a Political Scientist" stands out from them in its conviction that students are better served by learning a handful of core lessons well rather than trying to memorize hundreds of often statistical definitions. Short and concise, the book has two main parts, "Asking Good Questions" and "Generating Good Answers." In the first section, one chapter each is devoted to the three fundamental questions in political science: who cares?, what happened?, and why'. These take up, among many other topics, crafting a literature review, creating hypotheses, measuring concepts, and the difference between correlation and causation. The second section of the book has chapters about choosing a research design, choosing cases, working with written documents, and working with numbers. All of these are essential skills for undergraduates to have when reading published work and conducting their own research. Every chapter ends with several exercises where students can read examples from published work and develop their own skills as researchers. Finally, unlike most research methods books, Christopher Howard's sprinkles humor and surprising analogies throughout., Each year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of passage: they take a course in research methods. Many find the subject to be boring or confusing, and with good reason. Most of the standard books on research methods fail to highlight the most important concepts and questions. Instead, they brim with dry technical definitions and focus heavily on statistical analysis, slighting other valuable methods. This approach not only dulls potential enjoyment of the course, but prevents students from mastering the skills they need to engage more directly and meaningfully with a wide variety of research. With wit and practical wisdom , Christopher Howard draws on more than a decade of experience teaching research methods to transform a typically dreary subject and teach budding political scientists the critical skills they need to read published research more effectively and produce better research of their own. The first part of the book is devoted to asking three fundamental questions in political science: What happened? Why? Who cares? In the second section, Howard demonstrates how to answer these questions by choosing an appropriate research design, selecting cases, and working with numbers and written documents as evidence. Drawing on examples from American and comparative politics, international relations, and public policy, Thinking Like a Political Scientist highlights the most common challenges that political scientists routinely face, and each chapter concludes with exercises so that students can practice dealing with those challenges.
LC Classification Number
JA71.H69 2017
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