The Limitations of Social Research

Abstract

Introduction. Part One: Approaches to Social Research 1. Social research Controversy 1: Can there be Objectivity in Social Research? 2. Scientific social research Controversy 2: Macho, Mourner, Freedom-Fighter or Thug? 3. Interpretative social research Part Two: Techniques for Collecting Information Controversy 3: The Choices within Research Design 4. Samples, cases and response Controversy 4: What Really went on under the Banyan Trees? 5. Observation Controversy 5: The Never-ending Nature-Nurture Debate 6. Questions Controversy 6: Class Size in Primary Schools 7. Variations on the experiment Controversy 7: Burt Rumbles on 8. Reinforcing the evidence Part Three: Personal, Professional and Political Influences Controversy 8: Suffer the Little Children 9. The author in time and place Controversy 9: The Publication of Piaget 10. The publication of research Controversy 10: The Effectiveness of Schools 11. The limitations and scope of social research References. Index.