Political Science Research Methods |
| Authors: Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds
Publisher: CQ Press
Category: Book
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Edition: 5
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 515
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 1568028741
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.072
EAN: 9781568028743
ASIN: 1568028741
Publication Date: August 9, 2005
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Book Description
This popular research methods text gives readers a clear, concise introduction to the basic tools of political science. In this new edition, numerous new examples and case studies as well as a new annotated research papers highlight important aspects of the research process and illustrate how scholars in various subfields have employed research methods in their study of politics. Also provided is expanded information on how to do research on the Internet.
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 Horribly written and full of errors March 5, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am teaching out of this book and the accompanying workbook for the first time, and I cannot express how terrible they are. The text is extremely overwritten (10 pages for something that could be expressed in one page), the statistics section is not clear at all, the workbook exercises are either too basic or overly complicated, and the text and the workbook answer key are riddled with errors. As a result of this last issue, not only do I need to do the usual work of crafting and giving lectures, I also have to comb the book for errors so that I can correct them for my students and redo all of the exercises so that I have an error-free answer key. I will never use these books again.
 Good information buried in fluff February 1, 2006
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
This author needs to take two classes at whichever university she teaches: (1) instructional design and (2) writing concisely. This book has quite a lot of good information, but it is all buried within convoluted fluff.
There are many other books on research methodology that (a) do a better job of explaining, (b) include more comprehensive rules for research, and (c) don't take up so much of your valuable time with fluff. I recommend you look at those other books -- especially if you are a professor who is choosing a book for your students.
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