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

By: Material type: TextPublisher: London : SAGE, [2021]Edition: 4th edDescription: viii, 438 p, : ill, 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781529713466
  • 1529713463
  • 9781529713473
  • 1529713471
Uniform titles:
  • Essential guide to doing research
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 300.72 23
LOC classification:
  • Q 180.55.M4 . O54 2021
Contents:
Taking the leap into the research world -- Setting up and getting started -- Developing your research question -- Undertaking credible and ethical research -- Crafting a research proposal -- Reviewing literature -- Designing a research plan -- Understanding methodologies: quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Understanding methodologies: mixed approaches -- Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented and emancipatory strategies -- Identifying and selecting samples, informants and cases -- Primary data: surveys, interviews and observation -- Secondary data -- Online generated data -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- The challenge of writing up -- Final hurdles.
Summary: "This practical book sets out how to approach each stage of your research project, from choosing a research design and methodology to collecting and analysing data and communicating your results--and showcases best practice along the way."-- Publisher's description.
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"First published in 2004 as 'The essential guide to doing research. The essential guide to doing your research project first published 2010."--verso.

Previous edition: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-431) and index.

Taking the leap into the research world -- Setting up and getting started -- Developing your research question -- Undertaking credible and ethical research -- Crafting a research proposal -- Reviewing literature -- Designing a research plan -- Understanding methodologies: quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Understanding methodologies: mixed approaches -- Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented and emancipatory strategies -- Identifying and selecting samples, informants and cases -- Primary data: surveys, interviews and observation -- Secondary data -- Online generated data -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- The challenge of writing up -- Final hurdles.

"This practical book sets out how to approach each stage of your research project, from choosing a research design and methodology to collecting and analysing data and communicating your results--and showcases best practice along the way."-- Publisher's description.

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