Methods of Life Course Research Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches [Paperback]

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.

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.

Foreword - Anne Colby
Crafting Life Course Studies
PART ONE: THE LIFE COURSE MODE OF INQUIRY
Life Course Research - Janet Z Giele and Glen H Elder Jr
Development of a Field
A Life Course Approach - Matilda White Riley
Autobiographical Notes
The Craft of Life Course Studies - Angela M O'Rand
PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION AND MEASUREMENT
Data Organization and Conceptualization - Nancy Karweit and David Kertzer
Retrospective vs Prospective Measurement of Life Histories in Longitudinal Research - Jacqueline Scott and Duane Alwin
Finding Respondents in a Follow-Up Study - Donna Dempster-McClain and Phyllis Moen
Collecting Life History Data - Erika Brückner and Karl Ulrich Mayer
Experiences from the German Life History Study
PART THREE: STRATEGIES FOR ANALYSIS
Life Reviews and Life Stories - John A Clausen
Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data - John H Laub and Robert J Sampson
Innovation in the Typical Life Course - Janet Z Giele
Linking History and Human Lives - Glen H Elder Jr and Lisa Pellerin