The rationale and research design of community studies
Presenter(s): Graham Crow
Community studies are well-known in social science and also have a wide lay readership. The classic point of reference is Robert and Helen Lynd?s study Middletown (1929). This presented an account of a place and its people living their everyday lives. It focussed on six aspects of community relationships and how these interconnected. The six aspects were: work, home, education, leisure, religion and local politics.
The rationale and research design of community studies
In this first presentation I am going to be talking about the rationale and research design of community studies.
The methods used in community studies
In this section I am going to be talking about the methods used in community studies.
Building a cumulative body of knowledge
In this section I am going to be talking about building a cumulative body of knowledge.
About the author
Graham Crow is a professor of Sociology and Methodology at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. He is also a co-Investigator at the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM).
- Published on: 10 January 2018
- Event hosted by: NCRM, University of Edinburgh
- Keywords: community studies | ethnography | mixed methods | re-studies. |
- To cite this resource:
Graham Crow. (2018). The rationale and research design of community studies. National Centre for Research Methods online learning resource. Available at https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/online/all/?id=20709 [accessed: 25 April 2024]
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