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Funding social science research is argued to be in the same league as funding natural science or engineering science, because it tends to be as expensive, as competitive internationally, & as in need of support for basic, not immediately useful, projects. Although there is not enough money for all interesting lines of investigation, funding must be maintained at a level that sustains & reproduces a vigorous scientific community. The balance between institutes & individual researchers is addressed. While institutes provide some stability, some must be temporary. International relations in social science funding must be a combination of cooperation & competition. A. Waters

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Mihi Whakatau -- Introduction -- Part I: The Big Picture -- 1. The Purposes of Research -- 2. Science and Social Science -- 3. Research with Māori: Learning from Kaupapa Māori Research -- 4. Doing Cross-cultural Research in New Zealand -- 5. Feminist Social Science Research in New Zealand -- 6. Politics and Ethics: Ethical Research Following the Canterbury Earthquakes -- Part II: The Basics -- 7. Literature Review -- 8. Research Design -- 9. Collecting and Analysing Quantitative Data -- 10. Collecting and Analysing Qualitative Data -- 11. Writing about Your Research -- Part III: Techniques of Social Research -- Quantitative Methods -- 12. Research with National Surveys -- 13. Evaluation -- 14. Longitudinal Research -- 15. Official Statistics -- 16. Secondary Sources -- 17. Predictive Modelling -- Qualitative Methods -- 18. Visual Ethnography -- 19. Historical Research: Pulling Together a History of New Zealand's Teenagers -- 20. Focus Groups -- 21. Action Research: Peer Researchers, Refugees and the Canterbury Earthquakes -- 22. Observation and Ethnographic Fieldwork -- 23. Using Conversation Analysis -- Mixed Methods -- 24. The Incredible Complexities and Tensions of Researching with Māori: A Mixed Methods Autoethnography -- 25. Distress Purchases: A Mixed Methods Study -- 26. Nature in Children's Environments: A Mixed Methods Study -- Conclusion: Many Paths to Understanding -- References -- Index -- Copyright Page

Researchers engaged in the social & political sciences tend to examine issues of identity using singular approaches, eschewing an interdisciplinary method. Classical research approaches have direct connections with the structure of human consciousness that serve as the framework for the empirical methods of classification & understanding, & many connections exist between & within the approaches in various scientific disciplines. Adapted from the source document.

Researchers engaged in the social & political sciences tend to examine issues of identity using singular approaches, eschewing an interdisciplinary method. Classical research approaches have direct connections with the structure of human consciousness that serve as the framework for the empirical methods of classification & understanding, & many connections exist between & within the approaches in various scientific disciplines. Adapted from the source document.