Modeling Approaches in Social Sciences: Critical Reviewing on Selected Models and Their Application in Bangladesh Context

Abstract

It is currently being hardly used modeling applications as a tool for social sciences research methods in worldwide. Although theory  has been used in social science research in a long time. But the application and practices of modeling approaches in social science  research is much less than that. In our country Bangladesh, although the theory is applied in different branches of social science  research on a small scale but still applying modeling tools for developing original research design is so less. Several secondary data  sources have been used for collecting data and information for this compressive review of this paper. This paper examinations the  Scopus Google engines bibliographic search, possibly the biggest database of peer-reviewed research literature on theories, models  and modelling approaches of social sciences domain. Especially, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and  MetaAnalyses (PRISMA) methodology flow diagram showing screening of the 370 articles primarily, then 260 articles were evaluated  and finally it has been selected 140 articles those were analyses the modeling approaches. Also, PRISMA flow diagram is designed for gathering literature review process for screening application and importance importance of modeling methods in social sciences  research. The paper has successfully identified the most important modeling approaches i.e. 25 for geography and environment, 20  for urban and regional planning, 20 for economics, 20 for government and politics, 20 for anthropology, 20 for public administration,  20 for sociology and social welfare research respectively. The findings also recommend if the research are designed by those modeling  ideas at the socioenvironmental and political aspects of Bangladesh, then the field of research in social science would be   valued more wide and unique. Through this research, it would be possible to develop several models by applying these identified theories and modeling approaches that can play a vital role for improving the social sciences research portfolio in Bangladesh as well as the other nations.