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Archival research
About: Archival research is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1828 publications have been published within this topic receiving 30600 citations.
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31 May 2001
TL;DR: The authors provides an introductory but comprehensive account of the main forms of research practice in geography and the environmental sciences, and aims to instruct novice researchers to conduct their own research, and is designed for use at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Abstract: Provides an introductory but comprehensive account of the main forms of research practice in geography and the environmental sciences. It aims to instruct novice researchers to conduct their own research. Contributors are drawn from Australia and New Zealand and the book is designed for use at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
1,092 citations
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01 Jan 1989
TL;DR: The nature of organizational research Measurement in organizational research: questionnaires and structured interviews Experimental research Survey Research Qualitative research Case study and action research Archival research and secondary analysis of survey data
Abstract: Glossary of abbreviations Preface The nature of organizational research Measurement in organizational research: questionnaires and structured interviews Experimental research Survey Research Qualitative research Case study and action research Archival research and secondary analysis of survey data Structured observation, simulation, language studies and other methods of Data collection Issues in organizational research Bibliography and author index Subject index
993 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the reliability and validity of the typology of strategic orientations was evaluated using data collected at two points from over 400 organizations in the hospital industry, using both perceptual self-typing and archival data from multiple sources.
Abstract: Despite the widespread research use of Miles and Snow's typology of strategic orientations, there have been no systematic attempts to assess the reliability and validity of its various measures. The present work provides such an assessment using data collected at two points from over 400 organizations in the hospital industry. We examined dimensions of the typology using both perceptual self-typing and archival data from multiple sources. The results generally support predictions across a variety of measures. Implications for further testing and research are discussed.
672 citations
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01 Jan 1988
TL;DR: In this paper, a pathbreaking study of nationalistic politics in Quebec is presented, focusing on the period 1976 1984, during which the "independantiste" Parti Quebeois was in control of the provincial government and nationalistic sentiment was especially strong.
Abstract: Richard Handler s pathbreaking study of nationalistic politics in Quebec is a striking and successful example of the new experimental type of ethnography, interdisciplinary in nature and intensively concerned with rhetoric and not only of anthropologists but also of scholars in a wide range of fields, and it is likely to stir sharp controversy. Bringing together methodologies of history, sociology, political science, and philosophy, as well as anthropology, Handler centers on the period 1976 1984, during which the "independantiste" Parti Quebeois was in control of the provincial government and nationalistic sentiment was especially strong. Handler draws on historical and archival research, and on interviews with Quebec and Canadian government officials, as he addresses the central question: Given the similarities between the epistemologies of both anthropology and nationalist ideology, how can one write an ethnography of nationalism that does not simply reproduce and thereby endorse nationalistic beliefs? Handler analyzes various responses to the nationalist vision of a threatened existence. He examines cultural tourism, ideology of the Quebec government, legislations concerning historical preservation, language legislation and policies towards immigrants and cultural minorities. He concludes with a thoughtful meditation on the futility of nationalisms."
631 citations
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01 Oct 1996
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define the research question and define a set of external and internal dimensions of external validity, including external validation, structural and functional components of external validation and external validation.
Abstract: 1. THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND APPLICATION Science / Theories / Research / Theory, Research, and Application2. RESEARCH STRATEGIES: AN OVERVIEW Purposes of Research / Quantitative and Qualitative Research / Research Strategies / Time Perspectives: Short-Term versus Long-Term / Research Settings: Laboratory versus Field / Research as a Set of Tradeoffs3. THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS Responsibility for Ethical Research / Ethical Considerations in Planning Research / Ethical Considerations During Data Collection / Ethical Considerations Following Data Collection4. FORMULATING A RESEARCH QUESTION Formulating Research Hypotheses / Replication Research / Designing Research for Utilization / Bias in the Formulation of Research Questions5. DEVELOPING A MEASUREMENT STRATEGY Reliability and Validity / Modalities of Measurement / Evaluating and Selecting Measures 6. THE INTERNAL VALIDITY OF RESEARCH Confounds / Threats to Internal Validity / Reactivity / Demand Characteristics / Experimenter Expectancies7. THE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH STRATEGY A Note on Statistics / Manipulating the Independent Variable / Controlling Extraneous Variance / Multiple-Group Designs / Factorial Designs8. THE CORRELATIONAL (PASSIVE) RESEARCH STRATEGY The Nature of Correlational Research / Simple and Partial Correlation Analysis / Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) / Some Other Correlational Techniques / Testing Mediational Hypotheses / Factor Analysis9. THE SINGLE-CASE RESEARCH STRATEGY The Role of Single-Case Research in Psychology / Validity Criteria in Single-Case Research / Case Study Research / Single-Case Experiments / Data Analysis in Single-Case Research10. RESEARCH IN NATURAL SETTINGS The Problem of Control in Natural Settings / Field Experiments / Natural Experiments and Quasi-Experiments / Naturalistic Observation / Interviews / Archival Data / Coding Open-Ended Data11. SURVEY RESEARCH Asking Questions / Obtaining Answers / Multi-Item Scales / Response Biases / Questionnaire Design / Questionnaire Administration / Survey Data Archives12. DATA COLLECTION Research Participants / Research Procedures / Using the Internet to Collect Data13. INTERPRETING RESEARCH RESULTS Describing Results / Interpreting the Results / Fitting Results into the Big Picture14. THE EXTERNAL VALIDITY OF RESEARCH The Concept of External Validity / The Structural Component of External Validity / The Functional and Conceptual Components of External Validity / Assessing External Validity / Laboratory Research, Natural-Setting Research, and External Validity15. EVALUATION RESEARCH Goal Definition / Program Monitoring / Impact Assessment / Efficiency Analysis / Information Utilization / Measuring Change16. INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEWING Defining the Research Question / Data Collection / Data Evaluation / Data Analysis / Data Interpretation / A Sample Meta-Analysis17. WRITING RESEARCH REPORTS The Research Report / Journal Articles and Convention Presentations / Ethical Issues in Publication18. THE PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCIENTISTS Malpractice in Research / Mistakes and Error in Research / Using the Results of Research / Research and the Common Good
559 citations