Introducing Research Methodology
eBook - ePub

Introducing Research Methodology

Thinking Your Way Through Your Research Project

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eBook - ePub

Introducing Research Methodology

Thinking Your Way Through Your Research Project

About this book

New to research? This book helps you understand, think about and interpret each stage of the research process before you dive in. The holistic coverage helps you ?think through? each step, from formulating questions and selecting methods to collecting data and analyzing results.

With new content on the ethics of digital research, online interviews and data protection, you will also find:

  • 10 new Student Research Spotlights that demonstrate how you can foster a reflexive mindset;
  • A strong emphasis on social justice, including principles for culturally-responsive research and methodologies that challenge colonial perspectives;
  • 34 case studies of real-world research that apply theory to global contexts, from Portugal to Germany to Canada.

This new edition is essential for any undergraduate or postgraduate student looking to conduct social research with confidence and capability.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Extended Contents
  7. Illustration List
  8. Table List
  9. About the Author
  10. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  11. Online Resources
  12. I Orientation
  13. 1 Why Social Research?
  14. 2 Worldviews in Social Research
  15. 3 Ethical Issues in Social Research
  16. 4 From Research Idea to Research Question
  17. II Planning and Design
  18. 5 Reading and Reviewing the Literature
  19. 6 Steps in the Research Process
  20. 7 Designing Social Research
  21. III Method Selection
  22. 8 Deciding on Your Methods
  23. 9 Triangulation and Mixed Methods
  24. IV Working with Data
  25. 10 Using Existing Data
  26. 11 Collecting New Data
  27. 12 Analyzing Data
  28. V Reflection and Writing
  29. 13 What is Good Research? Evaluating Your Research Project
  30. 14 Writing up Research and Using Results
  31. Glossary
  32. References
  33. Author Index
  34. Subject Index