
The Research Process
OUP Australia and New Zealand (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 6. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-19-030462-1 (ISBN)
Description
The sixth edition of The Research Process is an easy-to-use introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods. The book emphasises the process of research in an accessible and readable way, taking a non-statistical and non-mathematical approach for new students.
The Research Process will guide students through the research process, analysing and demonstrating a variety of research methods supported by extensive examples and illustrations to explain the fundamental concepts of the research process and its application.
The Research Process will guide students through the research process, analysing and demonstrating a variety of research methods supported by extensive examples and illustrations to explain the fundamental concepts of the research process and its application.
More details
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-030462-1 (9780190304621)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Gary D. Bouma: Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Susan Carland: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Susan Carland: Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Content
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION1 How we know what we know and how we know we know2 Research as a way of knowing PHASE 1: ESSENTIAL FIRST STEPS3 Selecting a problem 4 Selecting variables 5 Finding a variable's measurements 6 Selecting a research design 7 Selecting a sample PHASE 2: DATA COLLECTION 8 Collecting data 9 Summarising and presenting data 10 Doing qualitative research 11 Ethics in human researchPHASE 3 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION12 Drawing conclusions13 Reporting your researchAppendix: A table of random numbersIndex