A methodology for conducting interdisciplinary social research

A methodology for conducting interdisciplinary social research

The Vienna Circle idea that science is an interdisciplinary enterprise leads to the question of how the knowledge of the natural sciences can be used to further understanding in the social sciences. Analysis of the practice of social research shows there is no easy answer to this question. Ideologies colour the use of exact knowledge in social research methods; even in the natural sciences ideo...

Conducting Social Cognition Research in IS: A Methodology for Eliciting and Analyzing Social Representations

An Automated Methodology for Conducting a Social Network Study

This technical report describes the data-collection and analysis methodology used in a socialnetwork study of computer science faculty recently conducted at a top U.S. university. The study involved the construction of a social metanetwork that combines multiple dimensions of the faculty’s knowledge, task, and collaborative networks. The process of collecting the source-data, then messaging the...

Designing and Conducting a Course of Thinking and Research Methodology in Pharmacy

Introduction: Attention to professionalism in pharmacy on the one hand, and imposing the students to pass eight credits of dissertation, as well as lack of systematic principles of thinking and research in course syllabus from the other hand, emphasize on a need for including the course of thinking and research methodology in course syllabus of pharmacy. Methods: Through numerous structured ...

Conducting Social Psychological Research in Educational Settings

Some people become social psychologists because they want to change the world, and others enter the field because they are captivated by theoretical issues and basic research. The social activist depends on basic research, and the basic researcher often tries to extend theory and research into the real world. The trade-offs between basic and applied research are particularly salient in the area...