Ebook: Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-Time Researchers 8
8th Edition
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© 2024 | Published: May 8, 2024
"This new edition retains the excellent structure and tone of previous editions whilst bringing the text and examples up to date, reflecting the changing and dynamic social world we live and research in." Dr Steven Gascoigne, Assistant Professor, Ce…
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1. The Researcher and the Research Journey2. Approaches to Research3. Ethics and Integrity in Research4. Reading, Referencing and the Management of Information5. Literature Searching6. The Review of the Literature7. The Analysis of Documentary Evidence8. Using Social Media in Research9. Designing and Administering Questionnaires10. Planning and Conducting Interviews11. Diaries, Logs, Critical Incidents and Blogs12. Observation13. Interpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings14. Writing the Report
"This new edition retains the excellent structure and tone of previous editions whilst bringing the text and examples up to date, reflecting the changing and dynamic social world we live and research in." Dr Steven Gascoigne, Assistant Professor, Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Warwick, UK
"This book combines theoretical knowledge and practical skills with case studies, examples, and reflections in one easy-to-read book... A must for novice researchers."
Dr Christina Cooper, Assistant Professor in Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, UK
Now on its eighth edition, Doing Your Research Project remains the authoritative guide to conducting an outstanding research project. Guiding readers through each stage of the research journey, this book gives students the confidence to successfully conceptualise and complete their research.
Written in its trademark, student-friendly style, each chapter includes reflective questions to help students apply the advice to their own work. The authors cover a range of disciplines and methodologies, empowering students to make an informed choice about what best suits their research.
While retaining its most-loved features from previous editions, the latest edition:
"This book combines theoretical knowledge and practical skills with case studies, examples, and reflections in one easy-to-read book... A must for novice researchers."
Dr Christina Cooper, Assistant Professor in Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, UK
Now on its eighth edition, Doing Your Research Project remains the authoritative guide to conducting an outstanding research project. Guiding readers through each stage of the research journey, this book gives students the confidence to successfully conceptualise and complete their research.
Written in its trademark, student-friendly style, each chapter includes reflective questions to help students apply the advice to their own work. The authors cover a range of disciplines and methodologies, empowering students to make an informed choice about what best suits their research.
While retaining its most-loved features from previous editions, the latest edition:
- Provides updated coverage of digital research techniques
- Examines the nature of research and the roles that researchers occupy
- Expands the discussion of research methods