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The essential guide to doing your research project / Zina O'Leary.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Los Angeles : Sage, c2010.Edition: [2nd ed.]Description: x, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781848600102 (hbk.)
  • 1848600100 (hbk.)
  • 9781848600119 (pbk.)
  • 1848600119 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.723 22
LOC classification:
  • Q 180.55 .M4 O55 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Taking the leap into the research world -- Getting started -- Striving for integrity in the research process -- Developing your research question -- Crafting a research proposal -- Working with literature -- Designing a research plan -- Understanding methodologies: quantitative, qualitative, and 'mixed' approaches -- Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented, and emancipatory strategies -- Seeking 'respondents' -- Direct data collection: surveys and interviews -- Indirect data collection: working with observations and existing text -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- The challenge of writing up.
This is a comprehensive, practical and engaging guide to understanding and embarking upon social science research. By adopting a clear and accessible approach, the text encourages students to think about, and engage with, every aspect of the research process.
Item type: Research Collection List(s) this item appears in: Research and statstics
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Judith Thomas Library Judith Thomas Library Research Section JTL Research Collection Q 180.55 .M4 O55 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA007045 Available AUA007045

1st published 2004 as: Essential guide to doing research.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[ 297]-304) and index.

Taking the leap into the research world -- Getting started -- Striving for integrity in the research process -- Developing your research question -- Crafting a research proposal -- Working with literature -- Designing a research plan -- Understanding methodologies: quantitative, qualitative, and 'mixed' approaches -- Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented, and emancipatory strategies -- Seeking 'respondents' -- Direct data collection: surveys and interviews -- Indirect data collection: working with observations and existing text -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- The challenge of writing up.

This is a comprehensive, practical and engaging guide to understanding and embarking upon social science research. By adopting a clear and accessible approach, the text encourages students to think about, and engage with, every aspect of the research process.

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