Teaching Quantitative Methods

Getting the Basics Right

Geoff Payne University of Newcastle, UK
Malcolm Williams University of Cardiff
© 2011   200 pages   SAGE Publications Ltd  
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Preface Geoff Payne and Malcolm Williams
Introduction: The 'Crisis of Number' Geoff Payne and Malcolm Williams
Informed Citizens, Competent Social Scientists
Mapping the Academic Landscape of Quantitative Methods Geoff Payne
Best Practices in Quantitative Methods Teaching Jonathan Parker
Comparing Social Science Curricula Across Countries
The Place of Quantification in the Professional Training of Sociologists Martin Bulmer
Some Career Reflections
Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Teaching in Quantitative Methods Malcolm Williams and Carole Sutton
How to Teach the Reluctant and Terrified to Love Statistics Katharine Adeney and Sean Carey
The Importance of Context in Teaching Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
Improving the Teaching of Quantitative Methods to Undergraduate Social Scientists Jane Falkingham and Teresa McGowan
Understanding and Overcoming the Barriers
Increasing Secondary Analysis in Undergraduate Dissertations Jo Wathan, Mark Brown and Lee Williamson
A Pilot Project
Mathematics for Economics Rebecca Taylor and Angela Scott
Enhancing Teaching and Learning
Jorum Jackie Carter
A National Service for Learning and Teaching
The Problem, Strategies and Resources in Teaching Quantitative Methods Matthew David
The Way forward

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