{"id":375,"date":"2019-05-15T19:42:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T23:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=375"},"modified":"2019-07-24T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:47:21","slug":"summary-17","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/chapter\/summary-17\/","title":{"raw":"Summary","rendered":"Summary"},"content":{"raw":"This chapter focused on research as a career, including a discussion of the various types of career-related research opportunities in the real world.\u00a0 Whether or not you are interested in a career in research, it is undeniable that the skills and knowledge you have gained in this class are transferable and will serve you well in many other professions.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em><strong>Evaluation research<\/strong><\/em> is research that is conducted to assess the effects of specific programs or policies.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em><strong>Market research<\/strong><\/em> is research that is conducted for the purpose of guiding business and other organizations as they make decisions about how best to sell, improve, or promote a product or service.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><em>Sociologists are employed in many research areas<\/em><\/strong>. Some of the most common include evaluation research, market research, and policy and other government research.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><em>Action research<\/em><\/strong> is conducted by researchers who wish to create some form of social change. It is often conducted by teams of interdisciplinary researchers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>One of the positive consequences of <em><strong>public sociology<\/strong><\/em> is that the discipline has become more visible and more accessible to much broader audiences than in the past. Having a background in sociological research methods can help you read, make sense of, discuss, and share the research findings you encounter.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Having a background in social science research methodology provides you with a number of <strong><em>transferable skills<\/em><\/strong>. Having a background in social science research methodology gives you the opportunity to gain greater insight into yourself, your circumstances, and your world.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">References<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nFreire, P. (1970; 1993; 2000). <em>Pedagogy of the oppressed <\/em>(M. B. Ramos, Trans.). New York, NY: Continuum International Publishing Group In.\r\n\r\nPatton, C. M. (2015). <em>Qualitative research &amp; evaluation methods <\/em>(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.\r\n\r\nSchmitz, A. (2012).\u00a0 <em>Principles of sociological inquiry; Qualitative and quantitative methods. <\/em>Washington, DC: Saylor Academy. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/textbooks\/Principles%20of%20Sociological%20Inquiry.pdf\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>This chapter focused on research as a career, including a discussion of the various types of career-related research opportunities in the real world.\u00a0 Whether or not you are interested in a career in research, it is undeniable that the skills and knowledge you have gained in this class are transferable and will serve you well in many other professions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Evaluation research<\/strong><\/em> is research that is conducted to assess the effects of specific programs or policies.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Market research<\/strong><\/em> is research that is conducted for the purpose of guiding business and other organizations as they make decisions about how best to sell, improve, or promote a product or service.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sociologists are employed in many research areas<\/em><\/strong>. Some of the most common include evaluation research, market research, and policy and other government research.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Action research<\/em><\/strong> is conducted by researchers who wish to create some form of social change. It is often conducted by teams of interdisciplinary researchers.<\/li>\n<li>One of the positive consequences of <em><strong>public sociology<\/strong><\/em> is that the discipline has become more visible and more accessible to much broader audiences than in the past. Having a background in sociological research methods can help you read, make sense of, discuss, and share the research findings you encounter.<\/li>\n<li>Having a background in social science research methodology provides you with a number of <strong><em>transferable skills<\/em><\/strong>. Having a background in social science research methodology gives you the opportunity to gain greater insight into yourself, your circumstances, and your world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">References<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Freire, P. (1970; 1993; 2000). <em>Pedagogy of the oppressed <\/em>(M. B. Ramos, Trans.). New York, NY: Continuum International Publishing Group In.<\/p>\n<p>Patton, C. M. (2015). <em>Qualitative research &amp; evaluation methods <\/em>(4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.<\/p>\n<p>Schmitz, A. (2012).\u00a0 <em>Principles of sociological inquiry; Qualitative and quantitative methods. <\/em>Washington, DC: Saylor Academy. 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