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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.29 — 81,078 ratings — published 1995
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,004 ratings — published 1999
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.16 — 122,553 ratings — published 1994
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,241 ratings — published 1940
Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,331 ratings — published 1997
Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.49 — 425 ratings — published 1994
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.84 — 951 ratings — published 1995
The Craft of Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,414 ratings — published 1995
Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis (Introducing Qualitative Methods series)
by (shelved 8 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.10 — 506 ratings — published 2006
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,823 ratings — published 1994
How to Write a Thesis (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,659 ratings — published 1977
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,124 ratings — published 2007
Against Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,555 ratings — published 1975
Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.47 — 116 ratings — published
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.00 — 168,679 ratings — published 2001
The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.90 — 238 ratings — published 1967
Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 6 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.06 — 408 ratings — published 1998
The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.20 — 766 ratings — published 2009
Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.40 — 165 ratings — published
How to Take Smart Notes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.08 — 13,868 ratings — published 2017
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,661 ratings — published 2018
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,584 ratings — published 2016
Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,875 ratings — published 1981
Methodology of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.15 — 408 ratings — published 2000
Discourse on Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.72 — 25,631 ratings — published 1637
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.81 — 176 ratings — published 2005
Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.96 — 750 ratings — published 1984
Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.87 — 278 ratings — published 2001
Social Research Methods (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.59 — 634 ratings — published 2001
Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.49 — 698 ratings — published 2009
Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.82 — 305 ratings — published 1988
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.16 — 828,741 ratings — published 1989
Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,017 ratings — published 2008
Methods of Discovery: Heuristics for the Social Sciences (Contemporary Societies)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.02 — 123 ratings — published 2004
Measure What Matters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.97 — 38,009 ratings — published 2017
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.84 — 95,413 ratings — published 2008
The Practice of English Language Teaching (Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.06 — 923 ratings — published
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.11 — 89,565 ratings — published 1990
The Historian's Craft: Reflections on the Nature and Uses of History and the Techniques and Methods of Those Who Write It. (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,081 ratings — published 1949
Explaining Social Behavior: More Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.08 — 272 ratings — published 1989
Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,165 ratings — published 2005
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,447 ratings — published 1918
An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.90 — 292 ratings — published 1999
Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,448 ratings — published
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.03 — 30,228 ratings — published 1962
Ethnography: Principles and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.54 — 124 ratings — published 1983
Interviewing as Qualitative Research: A Guide for Researchers in Education and the Social Sciences (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.92 — 341 ratings — published 1991
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.08 — 177 ratings — published 2005
Critical Ethnography: Method, Ethics, and Performance (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 4.03 — 89 ratings — published 2005
Feminism and Methodology: Social Science Issues (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as methodology)
avg rating 3.69 — 48 ratings — published 1987
“Although these techniques require that the fieldworker approach his people with the sympathy of a friend, the intuition of an artist, and the objectivity of a scientist, the data gathered may be as reliable and as directly related to the central problem of inquiry as in the laboratory sciences.”
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“Counterfactuals can be considered an analog to the apple, and the invitation to engage with them a provocation to those who believe that social science or history can only be corrupted by their use. I sense that
the number of scholars who feel this way, while substantial, is on the decline.
They believe we live in a metaphorical Garden of Eden, where the social and physical worlds are ordered, predictable, and related in a holistic way. For those of us who recognize that humankind left Eden long
ago—if it ever existed—counterfactuals must be considered one more tool to help us make sense of our chaotic and unordered world, where knowledge sometimes has the effect of accelerating disorder.”
― Forbidden Fruit: Counterfactuals and International Relations
the number of scholars who feel this way, while substantial, is on the decline.
They believe we live in a metaphorical Garden of Eden, where the social and physical worlds are ordered, predictable, and related in a holistic way. For those of us who recognize that humankind left Eden long
ago—if it ever existed—counterfactuals must be considered one more tool to help us make sense of our chaotic and unordered world, where knowledge sometimes has the effect of accelerating disorder.”
― Forbidden Fruit: Counterfactuals and International Relations
