How to Do Your Research Project
A Guide for Students
5th Edition
Will be published approx. on 21. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-0362-1533-0 (ISBN)
Description
Clear, coherent and readable, this bestselling guide is now in its fifth edition, providing easy to follow advice for anyone undertaking a research project. Covering each stage of the process, from choosing a research question to collecting and analysing data, and finally writing up findings, this book equips students with the essential tools for success.
This new edition features:
* Case studies weaved throughout giving real-life examples of the issues and/or methods being discussed.
* Practical activities, seminar tasks and checklists.
* Updated content with the latest research methods and ethical considerations.
* Details on new AI research tools and how they can be used.
Designed for students in the applied social sciences, this book aligns with assessment criteria and provides the essential support you need to complete a research project successfully.
This new edition features:
* Case studies weaved throughout giving real-life examples of the issues and/or methods being discussed.
* Practical activities, seminar tasks and checklists.
* Updated content with the latest research methods and ethical considerations.
* Details on new AI research tools and how they can be used.
Designed for students in the applied social sciences, this book aligns with assessment criteria and provides the essential support you need to complete a research project successfully.
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
655 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0362-1533-0 (9781036215330)
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11/2025
5th Edition
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11/2025
5th Edition
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11/2025
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Book
11/2022
4th Edition
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€45.00
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Person
Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.
Content
1 Your Introduction
2 Project Management, Ethics and Getting Clearance
3 The Literature Review, Part 1: Searching
4 The Literature Review, Part 2: Developing a Narrative
5 Methodology, Part 1: Deciding on an Approach
6 Methodology, Part 2: Designing your Research
7 Methodology, Part 3: The Design Frames
8 Data Gathering
9 How to Analyse and Discuss the Information you Gather
10 Concluding and Writing Up
2 Project Management, Ethics and Getting Clearance
3 The Literature Review, Part 1: Searching
4 The Literature Review, Part 2: Developing a Narrative
5 Methodology, Part 1: Deciding on an Approach
6 Methodology, Part 2: Designing your Research
7 Methodology, Part 3: The Design Frames
8 Data Gathering
9 How to Analyse and Discuss the Information you Gather
10 Concluding and Writing Up