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The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project / by Zina O'Leary.

By: O'Leary, Zina [Author.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2021Edition: 4thDescription: viii, 438 p. ; illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529713466 (pbk); 1529713463; 9781529713473; 1529713471Uniform titles: Essential guide to doing research Subject(s): Research -- Methodology | Social sciences -- Research | Research -- Methodology | Social sciences -- Research | Research--Methodology Social Social sciences--Research sciences--Research--MethodologyAdditional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification: 300.72
Contents:
Taking the leap into the research world -- Setting up and getting started -- Developing your research question -- Undertaking credible and ethical research -- Crafting a research proposal -- Reviewing literature -- Designing a research plan -- Understanding methodologies: quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Understanding methodologies: mixed approaches -- Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented and emancipatory strategies -- Identifying and selecting samples, informants and cases -- Primary data: surveys, interviews and observation -- Secondary data -- Online generated data -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- The challenge of writing up -- Final hurdles.
Summary: "This practical book sets out how to approach each stage of your research project, from choosing a research design and methodology to collecting and analysing data and communicating your results--and showcases best practice along the way."-- Publisher's description.
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"First published in 2004 as 'The essential guide to doing research. The essential guide to doing your research project first published 2010."--verso.

Previous edition: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-431) and index.

Taking the leap into the research world -- Setting up and getting started -- Developing your research question -- Undertaking credible and ethical research -- Crafting a research proposal -- Reviewing literature -- Designing a research plan -- Understanding methodologies: quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Understanding methodologies: mixed approaches -- Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented and emancipatory strategies -- Identifying and selecting samples, informants and cases -- Primary data: surveys, interviews and observation -- Secondary data -- Online generated data -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- The challenge of writing up -- Final hurdles.

"This practical book sets out how to approach each stage of your research project, from choosing a research design and methodology to collecting and analysing data and communicating your results--and showcases best practice along the way."-- Publisher's description.

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