Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills

Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills
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Publisher : Guilford Publications
Total Pages : 545
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ISBN-10 : 9781462542444
ISBN-13 : 1462542441
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Book Synopsis Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills by : James Jaccard

Download or read book Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills written by James Jaccard and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides young scientists with tools to assist them in the practical aspects of theory construction. We take an informal journey through the cognitive heuristics, tricks of the trade, and ways of thinking that we have found to be useful in developing theories-essentially, conceptualizations-that can advance knowledge in the social sciences. This book is intended to provide the instructor with a useful source for helping students come up with ideas for research and for fine-tuning the resultant theories that emerge from such thinking. An objective of this book is to move toward a needed balance in the emphases given to theory construction and theory testing"--


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