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By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Buckingham ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 2001 (2002 printing)Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0335209033
  • 9780335209033
  • 0335211216
  • 9780335211210
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Q180.55.M4 B59 2001
Contents:
1 Thinking about research -- 2 Getting started -- 3 Thinking about methods -- 4 Reading for research -- 5 Managing your project -- 6 Collecting data -- 7 Analysing data -- 8 Writing up -- 9 Finishing off.
Summary: How to Research 2nd Edition is about the practice and experience of doing research in the social sciences as well as in related subjects such as education, business studies and health and social care. It is aimed at those, particularly the less experienced, who are involved in small-scale research projects at college or at work. The book is written in an original, accessible and jargon free style using a variety of different forms of presentation to support the researcher.
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Book Book Whitecliffe Library General Shelves General LB 2369 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0006869

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Thinking about research -- 2 Getting started -- 3 Thinking about methods -- 4 Reading for research -- 5 Managing your project -- 6 Collecting data -- 7 Analysing data -- 8 Writing up -- 9 Finishing off.

1 Thinking about research -- Why research? -- What is original? -- Truth, power and values -- Choosing a topic -- What to do if you can't think of a topic -- Focusing -- Finding and choosing your supervisor -- Individual and group research -- Keeping your research diary -- 3 Thinking about methods -- Everyday research skills -- Which method is best? -- Families, approaches and techniques -- Action research -- Case studies -- Experiments -- Surveys -- Which methods suit? -- Deciding about methods -- 4 Reading for research -- Why read? -- Coping with the research literature -- Basic reading strategies -- Using libraries -- Using the Internet -- Good enough reading -- Reading about method as well as subject -- Recording your reading -- Literature review -- Issues in reading -- 5 Managing your project -- Managing time -- Mapping your project -- Piloting -- Dealing with key figures and institutions -- Sharing responsibility -- Using wordprocessors and computers -- Managing not to get demoralized when things do not go as planned -- 6 Collecting data -- Access and ethical issues -- Sampling and selection -- Applying techniques to data collection -- Documents -- Interviews 171 -- Observations -- Questionnaires -- Recording your progress -- Ups and downs of data collection -- 7 Analysing data -- Shape of your data -- Nature of data -- Managing your data -- Computer-based analysis -- Process of analysis -- Analysing documents -- Analysing interviews -- Analysing observations -- Analysing questionnaires -- Interpretation -- 8 Writing up -- Drafting and redrafting -- How to argue -- How to criticize -- Whom am I writing for? -- Grammar, punctuation and spelling -- Using tables, diagrams and other illustrations -- Panics -- 9 Finishing off -- Planning to finish? -- Penultimate and final drafts -- Process of assessment -- What do I do now?

How to Research 2nd Edition is about the practice and experience of doing research in the social sciences as well as in related subjects such as education, business studies and health and social care. It is aimed at those, particularly the less experienced, who are involved in small-scale research projects at college or at work. The book is written in an original, accessible and jargon free style using a variety of different forms of presentation to support the researcher.

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