Surviving the Research Process in Politics
Published on 1. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85567-447-9 (ISBN)
Description
Since the mid-1980s there has been a significant expansion of postgraduate education in the social sciences in Britain, resulting in increased interest in research process and the teaching of research methods. This text provides an analysis of topics related to this expansion.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85567-447-9 (9781855674479)
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Content
Introduction - themes, issues and methods in research training, Peter Burnham. Part 1 The social organization of the research process: investigation methodologies - a comparison of MA and PhD research processes, Jonathan Gorry; beginning research - the first year, Carla Koen; research design - a rough guide, Vered Bartov; the second year and how to survive it, Ed Page; changing locations, supervisors and stragegies, Ray Kiely; the student-supervisor relationship, Nick Robinson; on being a teaching assistant, John Williams; juggling a full-time academic post and a PhD, Nisha Tedesco. Part 2 Methods and procedures in qualitative research: the practice of political theory, Chris Woodard; combining disciplines - how to build a good enough bridge, Steven R. Smith; border crossings - opportunities and challenges in comparative research, Michael O'Neill; on the record - an introduction to interviewing, Gail Steward; using archives in political research, Rhiannon Vickers; breaking free through the use of unusual source, Stephen Day; surviving the viva, Peter Burnham.