Methods of Life Course Research: Qualitative and Quantitative ApproachesJanet Z. Giele, Glen H. Elder, Glen H. Elder (Jr.) What are the most effective methods for doing life-course research? In this volume, the field's founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips on: the art and method of the appropriate research design; the collection of life-history data; and the search for meaningful patterns to be found in the results. |
Contents
Part I | 1 |
Part II | 25 |
The Craft of Life Course Studies | 52 |
Data Collection and Measurement | 75 |
Retrospective Versus Prospective Measurement | 98 |
Finding Respondents in a FollowUp Study | 128 |
Experiences | 152 |
Part III | 183 |
Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data | 213 |
Innovation in the Typical Life Course | 231 |
Linking History and Human Lives | 264 |
References | 295 |
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About the Contributors | 339 |
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