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Research methods / the basics Nicholas Walliman.

By: Walliman, Nicholas [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Basics (Routledge (Firm)): Publisher: Oxon New York : Routledge, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: xii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415489942 (paperback).Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Humanities -- Research -- MethodologyAdditional physical formats: Electronic version: Research methods : the basicsDDC classification: 001.4 Also available in electronic form.
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: Research theory and practice -- Research basics -- Research theory -- Structuring the research project -- Research ethics -- Finding and reviewing the literature -- Part II: The main research methods -- The nature of data -- Collecting and analysing secondary data -- Collecting primary data -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Writing the proposal and writing up the research.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. Structured in two parts, the first covering the nature of knowledge and the reasons for research, and the second the specific methods used to carry out effective research, this book covers:

Structuring and planning a research project The ethical issues involved in research Different types of data and data quality Analysing and organising data to draw sound conclusions Writing up and displaying data in effective ways

@text:Complete with a glossary of key terms and guides to further reading, this book is an essential text for anyone coming to research for the first time, and is widely relevant across the social sciences and humanities.

Bibliography: (pages 179-182) and index.

Introduction -- Part I: Research theory and practice -- Research basics -- Research theory -- Structuring the research project -- Research ethics -- Finding and reviewing the literature -- Part II: The main research methods -- The nature of data -- Collecting and analysing secondary data -- Collecting primary data -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Writing the proposal and writing up the research.

CIT Module EDUC 8029 - Core reading.

Also available in electronic form.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Nicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, UK.