Giele, Janet Zollinger. <br/><br/>
Methods of Life Course Research :  Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (311 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword: Crafting Life Course Studies -- Preface -- Part I: The Life Course Mode of Inquiry -- Chapter 1 Life Course Research: Development of a Field -- Chapter 2 A Life Course Approach: Autobiographical Notes -- Chapter 3 The Craft of Life Course Studies -- Part II: Data Collection and Measurement -- Chapter 4 Data Organization and Conceptualization -- Chapter 5 Retrospective Versus Prospective Measurement of Life Histories in Longitudinal Research -- Chapter 6 Finding Respondents in a Follow-Up Study -- Chapter 7 Collecting Life History Data: Experiences From the German Life History Study -- Part III: Strategies for Analysis -- Chapter 8 Life Reviews and Life Stories -- Chapter 9 Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data -- Chapter 10 Innovation in the Typical Life Course -- Chapter 11 Linking History and Human Lives -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- About the Contributors. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781452251073 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H61.29  / .M47 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300/.7/2