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This section presents a text of a research paper about the successful completion of survey research projects in an urban setting, presented in the Research and Theory Section of the National Council on Family Relations annual meeting held in St. Louis, Missouri on October 26, 1974. ...
- Grounded theory in nursing research: Part 2--Critique. McCann, Terence V.; Clark, Eileen // Nurse Researcher;2003, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p19
In the first article in this series (McCann and Clark 2003), the methodological characteristics of grounded theory were examined. In this, the second article on grounded theory, Terence McCann and Eileen Clark critique the methodology. They then summarise the main differences between Glaser's...
- TIMING POSTCARD FOLLOW-UPS IN MAIL-QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS. Nichols, Robert C.; Meyer, Mary Alice // Public Opinion Quarterly;Summer66, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p306
This article provides information on timing postcard follow-ups in mail-questionnaire surveys. It is usual practice to send a reminder postcard to nonrespondents in mail-questionnaire surveys. One might expect such a card to be effective primarily with subjects who, intending to respond, put the...
- CURRENT ISSUES IN SURVEY RESEARCH: STRUCTURING INSTRUMENTS TO SATISFY DEMANDING REVIEWERS. Campbell, Nathan; Capella, Michael; Srisupandit, Tony; Lin Zhang; Zirkle, Collin; Engelland, Brian // Proceedings of the Marketing Management Association;2002, p95
Introduces a panel session which focused on the acceptable methodological precautions when structuring with survey instruments. Topics to be covered.
- Alternative Question Forms for Attitude Scale Questions in Telephone Interviews. Miller, Peter V. // Public Opinion Quarterly;Winter84, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p766
The absence of visual aids in telephone interviews has led investigators to seek methods for asking questions which are commonly accompanied by aids in personal interviews. This study experimentally compared two approaches to asking seven-point scale attitude questions in a national (N = 4,300)...
- The Open/Closed Questioning Controversy--A Postscript. Pasanella, Ann // Public Opinion Quarterly;Winter84, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p817
This article is a comment to the issue of open/closed questioning in survey. In her article on the open/closed questioning controversy of the 1940s, Converse traces rivalry between the Polling and Survey Sections of the United States Office of Facts and Figures. In the midst of this battle...
- COMPARISON OF FARM HOUSING INDEXES FOR OKLAHOMA. McMillan, Robert T. // Social Forces;Dec45, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p174
This article describes the construction of four indexes of rural-farm housing for the counties of Oklahoma. It attempts to determine whether measuring instruments derived from the application of relatively simple methods are as valid as those obtained from more complicated techniques. It assumes...
- Beyond Conceptual Ambiguity: Exemplifying The 'Resistance Pyramid' Through The Reflections Of (ex) Prisoners Agency. Munn, Melissa; Bruckert, Chris // Qualitative Sociology Review;Apr2010, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p137
Contemporary resistance scholarship increasingly positions individuals as agents operating within power relations and as such, this stimulating and diverse body of work illuminates the complexity of power-resistance. The richness of this academic engagement notwithstanding, there continues to be...
- The contextual researcher: celebrating 'experiential alertness' in grounded theory in prison research. Kirby, Stephan // Nurse Researcher;2007, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p51
In this paper, Stephan Kirby demonstrates and explores an approach to grounded theory research within the segregation unit of a high secure prison. The paper illustrates how he used "experiential alertness" (EA) to promote the effective use of grounded theory Experiential alertness is a term...
