Designing Research in the Social Sciences

This volume takes seriously the goal of unifying qualitative and quantitative methods, providing a coherent framework for understanding research design in the social science. Highly recommended.
John Gerring
Professor of Political Science at Boston University, where he teaches courses on methodology and comparative politics

Magetti, Gilardi, and Radaelli provide scholars with a forum to reflect on the ′thinking′ and ′doing′ of social research. The authors deftly tackle the major issues related to the construction of causal explanations. An excellent primer to research design and analysis, that will cause seasoned readers to rethink core assumptions of research design and methods.
Melissa Wooten
Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

this is a welcome text for students who are designing their research projects. it guides students through the essential steps in research design and enables them to develop their own unique proposal. -- Dr Brid Connolly * drupal *
The book provides perspectives of research within social sciences. It gives the student solid foundations when considering a data collection method approach through the underlying implications that go along with it. -- Dr Margaret Mangion * drupal *
With real life examples, Martini Maggetti uses a range of research methods in Social Science to make his book a worthy companion to researchers. -- Dr Sam Usadolo * drupal *
Recommended text for our nursing and social work degree students -- Dr Vincent Icheku * drupal *
Nice ideas, I just did not like the structure of the book for this particular course. I may re-consider it in the future. -- Mr Henk Van Der Kolk * drupal *
I like this book. It provides a nice overview of common research designs in social sciences. It will only be adopted as supplementary however, as the larger all-encompassing research methods books seem to be more popular with the students. -- Mr John Perry * drupal *
an immensely useful guide for students developing their first piece of independent research, such as dissertations -- Mr Richard Kotter * drupal *
Great Book and absolutely essential for my course. Thanks! -- Mr Sebastian Korolczuk * drupal *
Useful additional reading for students taking modules relating to Research processes. Gaining an understanding of research design is an essential aspect of research and this book will assist students to devlope their knowledge and understanding in this area. -- Ms Bridget Penhale * drupal *
This book is a concise text which focus on novice researchers. Good examples on how to use and doing research in social science. Well structured text and easy to read. A must copy for those who start their journey into social science research. -- Professor Micheal Van Wyk * drupal *