The essential guide to doing your research project / Zina O'Leary .
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TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2021.Edition: 4th editionDescription: viii, 438 p. : ill. (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cmISBN: - 9781529713466
- 9781529713473
- 1529713471
- Essential guide to doing research
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Faculty of Economics and Management Book Bank - FEMA | 300.72 OLE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 001177978 |
"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 st arted -- Developing your research question -- Undertaking credible and ethical research -- Crafting a research proposal -- Reviewing literatur e -- Designing a research plan -- Understanding methodologies: quantita tive and qualitative approaches -- Understanding methodologies: mixed a pproaches -- Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented a nd emancipatory strategies -- Identifying and selecting samples, inform ants 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 h urdles.
"This practical book sets out how to approach each stage of your res earch project, from choosing a research design and methodology to colle cting and analysing data and communicating your results--and showcases best practice along the way."-- Publisher's description.
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