The Research Process

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction How We Know What We Know and How We Know We Know Research as a Way of Knowing Phase 1: Essential First Steps Selecting a Problem Selecting Variables Finding a Variable's Measurements Selecting a Research Design Selecting a Sample Phase 2: Data Collection Collecting Data Summarising and Presenting Data Doing Qualitative Research Ethics in Human Research Phase 3: Analysis and Interpretation Drawing Conclusions Reporting Your Research Appendix A: Autowork in Australia: Human Resource Development on the Factory Floor Appendix B: A Table of Random Numbers Index