
How to Research
Open University Press
4th Edition
Published on 16. September 2010
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-335-23868-2 (ISBN)
Description
'I found this book brilliant, I had never undertaken anything like a dissertation before and this book had everything in it that I needed to know. It is written in 'simple English' which is a bonus as some books are just too hard to understand. Everything you need to know about writing your dissertation is in here. I would recommend this book to all levels' - *****Review of the third edition from Amazon.co.uk. "How to Research" is a bestselling, practical book that reassures the first time researcher by leading them systematically through the whole research process; from the initial meetings with a supervisor to critically evaluating their ideas, doing the research and finally writing up the project. The book includes vignettes to help readers relate to research examples and provides both methodological and process information. New features in this edition include: additional coverage on literature reviews; new material on changes in research ethics; more detailed information on the use of diaries, internet ethnographies and visual methods; and, increased coverage of mixed methodologies.
"How to Research, 4/e" is an ideal resource for the first-time researcher doing a small-scale research project in the social sciences whether they are at university or in the workplace. It supports its readers as they develop their skills to become more experienced researchers.
"How to Research, 4/e" is an ideal resource for the first-time researcher doing a small-scale research project in the social sciences whether they are at university or in the workplace. It supports its readers as they develop their skills to become more experienced researchers.
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-335-23868-2 (9780335238682)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Reader in Sociology at the University of Warwick
Professor in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University
Professor in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University
Content
All at sea but learning to swim
Getting started
Thinking about methods
Reading for research
Managing your project
Preparing to collect data
Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methodologies
Preparing to analyse data
Analysing your data
Writing up
Finishing offReferences
Glossary
Getting started
Thinking about methods
Reading for research
Managing your project
Preparing to collect data
Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methodologies
Preparing to analyse data
Analysing your data
Writing up
Finishing offReferences
Glossary