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Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills, Second Edition

A Practical Guide for Social Scientists (Methodology in the Social Sciences)

James Jaccard

Develop your own theories and build on existing ones with this revised and updated book on theory construction and model-building skills. Suitable for graduate students and seasoned investigators alike, this hands-on text provides strategies to help you generate ideas, define constructs, and think through relationships and processes. The book features examples from multiple disciplines using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, and offers practical advice for effectively writing about theories in papers and grant applications. With application and concept exercises in every chapter and a comprehensive companion website, this book is an essential resource for anyone looking to enhance their research skills.
Publish Date
2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4
ISBN
9781462542437
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2018-08-14T11:41:39.000Z
@chrisdc77 @ekadamer @psforscher @talyarkoni @tomstafford @kurtjgray And this is a good intro book: Jaccard, J., & Jacoby, J. (2010). Theory Construction and Model-building Skills: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists. Guilford Press.      source