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    Author(s)Payne
    PublisherSAGE PUBLISHING
    ISBN9781848600003
    Pages200
    BindingHardbound
    LanguageEnglish
    Publish YearMarch 2011

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    SAGE PUBLISHING Teaching Quantitative Methods Getting The Basics Right 2011 Edition by Payne

    This exciting collection is both useful and timely. It clearly lays out the problems, strategies and resources associated with the teaching of quantitative methods in modern universities. Addressing the perceived 'crisis of number' in a practical and fresh way the book sets out dynamic new approaches to teaching quantitative methods. It offers historical, comparative, analytical reflection and empirical evidence concerning the crisis in contemporary social sciences. Experts from across the social sciences provide a wide range of authoritative insights as well as a number of useful illustrations of strategies and resources designed to help overcome this 'crisis of number'. Each chapter reflects the diversity of backgrounds and approaches within the social sciences making this an interdisciplinary, relevant addition to the subject. The book also:o focuses on innovations in how to teach quantitative research methodso reports on the latest ESRC research projects on teaching quantitative methodso locates itself within current debates about skills for employment.Clear, engaging and original this book will be essential reading for those interested in learning and teaching quantitative methods. Preface - Geoff Payne and Malcolm WilliamsIntroduction: The 'Crisis of Number' - Geoff Payne and Malcolm WilliamsInformed Citizens, Competent Social ScientistsMapping the Academic Landscape of Quantitative Methods - Geoff Payne Best Practices in Quantitative Methods Teaching - Jonathan Parker Comparing Social Science Curricula Across CountriesThe Place of Quantification in the Professional Training of Sociologists - Martin Bulmer Some Career ReflectionsChallenges and Opportunities for Developing Teaching in Quantitative Methods - Malcolm Williams and Carole SuttonHow to Teach the Reluctant and Terrified to Love Statistics - Katharine Adeney and Sean CareyThe Importance of Context in Teaching Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Improving the Teaching of Quantitative Methods to Undergraduate Social Scientists - Jane Falkingham and Teresa McGowanUnderstanding and Overcoming the BarriersIncreasing Secondary Analysis in Undergraduate Dissertations - Jo Wathan, Mark Brown and Lee WilliamsonA Pilot Project Mathematics for Economics - Rebecca Taylor and Angela ScottEnhancing Teaching and LearningJorum - Jackie Carter A National Service for Learning and Teaching The Problem, Strategies and Resources in Teaching Quantitative Methods - Matthew DavidThe Way forward