(Abridged contents) PART ONE: GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE GUIDES TO RESEARCH DESIGN AND SAMPLING BASIC, APPLIED, AND EVALUATION RESEARCH PART TWO: BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN PART THREE: APPLIED AND EVALUATION RESEARCH Applied Research Evaluation Research Organizational Effectiveness PART FOUR: GUIDES TO METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF COLLECTING DATA IN LIBRARY, FIELD, AND LABORATORY; SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA LIBRARIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS PART FIVE: GUIDES TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER RESOURCES PART SIX: SELECTED SOCIOMETRIC SCALES AND INDEXES Social Status Group Structure and Dynamics Social Indicators Measures of Organizational Structure Community Social Participation Leadership in the Work Organization Morale and Job Satisfaction Scales of Attitudes, Values, and Norms Family and Marriage Personality Measurements Inventories of Sociometric and Attitude Scales and Evaluation of Research Continuity PART SEVEN: RESEARCH PROPOSAL, FUNDING, COSTING, REPORTING, AND CAREER UTILIZATION The Research Grant Proposal Research Funding Research Costing Research Reporting Career Utilization

Completely revised and updated, this latest edition of the bestselling Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement offers the most comprehensive collection of social research methods available anywhere. New topics include coverage of software used in research, as well as new methodological tools such as event history analysis and probit and logit models. This edition also includes a thorough critique of the use of sociometric scales and an updated guide to funding.