Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 2 (2014)

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Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 2 (2014)

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Editorial

Editorial
Teaching Quantitative Methods
John MacInnes
Pages: 1-5
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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‘DiscoverQuants’: Integrating Quantitative Methods (QM) and Substantive Teaching for First Year Undergraduate Sociology Students
Karen Bullock, Robert Meadows & Ian Brunton-Smith
Pages: 6-20
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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Teaching Practice

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Playing with Numbers: Using Top Trumps as an Ice-Breaker and Introduction to Quantitative Methods
Rachel Lara Cohen
Pages: 21-29
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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Report on Project Activity

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Doing it your way: The Variation in, and Importance of, Personal Style in Teaching Quantitative Methods for University Social Science Students
Stephen D. Fisher & Nicola Brimblecombe
Pages: 30-42
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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Geographers Count: A Report on Quantitative Methods in Geography
Richard Harris, Tate Nicholas, Catherine Souch, Alex Singleton, Scott Orford, Chris Keylock, Claire Jarvis & Chris Brunsdon
Pages: 43-58
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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Convincing Students? Quantitative Junkies, Avoiders and Converts on a Cross-Disciplinary Course Using Quantitative Narratives
Lizzi Milligan, Jo Rose & Rich Harris
Pages: 59-73
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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Surveys, Statisticians and Sociology: A History of (a Lack of) Quantitative Methods
Geoff Payne
Pages: 74-89
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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Practice Paper

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‘A Picture Is Worth 10,000 Words’: A Module to Test the ‘Visualization Hypothesis’ in Quantitative Methods Teaching
Paola Signoretta, John Martyn Chamberlain & John Hillier
Pages: 90-104
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
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