Principles of Social Research Methodology

Inquiry: A fundamental concept for scientific investigation,- Research: Meaning and purpose.- Social research: Definition, types and nature, and characteristics of social research.- Theory in social research.- Inductive and/or deductive research designs.- Positivism.- Critical Theory in Social Research: A Theoretical and Methodological Outlook.- Narrative inquiry, phenomenology, and grounded theory in qualitative research.- Pragmatism.- Designing a research proposal in quantitative research.- Experimental method.- Social survey method.- Survey questionnaires.- Interviews as data collection method.- Sampling techniques for quantitative research.- Data analysis techniques for quantitative study.- Techniques for reporting quantitative data.

M Rezaul Islam (Ph. D.) is Post Doc Fellow at the Center for Family and Child Studies, Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Professor at the Institute of Social Welfare & Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; Senior Research Fellow at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Academic Fellow at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti SainsMalaysia, Malaysia. His research interests focus on social work, community wellbeing, climate justice, international migration and poverty and social inequality.. He is currently Member of International Advisory Board of the Community Development Journal (Oxford University Press) and Editorial Board Member of three journals, i.e. Asian Social Work and Policy Review (Wiley), Local Development & Society (Taylor & Francis) and International Community Well-being (Springer). 
Niaz Ahmed Khan (PhD) is currently Pro Vice Chancellor at the Independant University Bangladesh (IUB). He is Professor and former Chairman at the Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka; Senior Academic Adviser-BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD, BRAC University); and Chairman, Bangladesh Tropical Forest  Conservation (Arannayak) Foundation. He pursued doctoral and post-doctoral education and research in the University of Wales Swansea, University of Oxford, and Asian Institute of Technology. His career reflects a rich blend of academic and practising development management experiences gained in Bangladesh, Thailand and the UK. Besides serving as Bangladesh Country Representative of IUCN-the International Union for Conservation of Nature (the world's largest environmental network [intergovernmental] organization, some of his other former positions include: Senior Programme Coordinator, UNDP-Bangladesh; Forest and Natural Resource