Doing Research in the Real World
eBook - ePub

Doing Research in the Real World

  1. 896 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Doing Research in the Real World

About this book

From first planning to writing up your research, this complete guide will help you push your project forward. 

Walking you through every step you need to take, it helps you build your knowledge of theory and methods and offers straightforward guidance to empower you to make good research decisions and learn best practice.

This fifth edition:

  • Draws on over 70 case studies of research in action to demonstrate potential pitfalls – and how to avoid them.
  • Adds a new chapter on data management, providing how-to guidance on storing your research data.
  • Provides more than 150 activities to help you develop your understanding of key concepts and advance your research methods knowledge.
  • Illustrates how research methods skills transfer to the workplace, helping you boost your employability.

Accompanied by online resources including videos, case studies and further reading that bring methods to life, this accessible book is still the definitive research companion for any student doing a research project. 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. About the Authors
  8. Your Guide to Using this Book
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. Part A Principles and Planning for Research
  11. 2 Theoretical Perspectives and Research Methodologies
  12. 3 Selecting and Planning Research Proposals and Projects
  13. 4 Research Ethics
  14. 5 Searching, Critically Reviewing and Using the Literature
  15. Part B Research Methodology
  16. 6 Quantitative Research Design
  17. 7 Qualitative Research Design
  18. 8 Mixed Methods Research Design
  19. 9 Sampling Strategies
  20. 10 Designing Descriptive and Analytical Surveys
  21. 11 Designing Case Studies
  22. 12 Designing Evaluations
  23. 13 Action Research and Change
  24. Part C Data Collection Methods
  25. 14 Questionnaires and Surveys
  26. 15 Interviewing
  27. 16 Non-participant Observation
  28. 17 Ethnography and Participant Observation
  29. 18 Focus Groups
  30. 19 Unobtrusive Measures
  31. 20 Visual Research Methods
  32. 21 Digital Research Methods
  33. 22 Secondary Data and Research
  34. Part D Analysis and Report Writing
  35. 23 Data Management
  36. 24 Getting Started Using SPSS
  37. 25 Analysing and Presenting Quantitative Data
  38. 26 Getting Started Using NVivo
  39. 27 Analysing and Presenting Qualitative Data
  40. 28 Writing Up the Research
  41. 29 Preparing for Presentations and Vivas
  42. Glossary of terms
  43. References
  44. Index