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Research and evaluation for busy students and practitioners : a time-saving guide / Helen Kara.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bristol : Policy Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1447338413
  • 9781447338413
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 23
Contents:
Foreword / Patrick Sturgis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of research -- 3. Methodologies, approaches and theories -- 4. Topics and proposals -- 5. Managing your research or evaluation project -- 6. Background research -- 7. Secondary data -- 8. Primary data -- 9. Data analysis -- 10. Writing for research and evaluation -- 11. Disseminating research for evaluation -- 12. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Job titles of interviewees -- Appendix 2. Sample record-keeping grid -- Appendix 3. Exchanging information electronically -- Appendix 4. Ethical codes from different disciplines and countries -- Glossary -- Bibliogrpahy -- Index.
Summary: "Research doesn't exist in a bubble but co-exists with a multitude of other tasks and commitments, yet there is more need for people to save time than ever before. Brilliantly attuned to the demands placed on researchers, this book considers how students, academics and professionals alike can save time and stress without compromising the quality of their research or its outcomes."--Publisher's website.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 300.72 KAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A554266B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 300.72 KAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A554208B

First edition published in Great Britain in 2012.

Foreword / Patrick Sturgis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of research -- 3. Methodologies, approaches and theories -- 4. Topics and proposals -- 5. Managing your research or evaluation project -- 6. Background research -- 7. Secondary data -- 8. Primary data -- 9. Data analysis -- 10. Writing for research and evaluation -- 11. Disseminating research for evaluation -- 12. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Job titles of interviewees -- Appendix 2. Sample record-keeping grid -- Appendix 3. Exchanging information electronically -- Appendix 4. Ethical codes from different disciplines and countries -- Glossary -- Bibliogrpahy -- Index.

"Research doesn't exist in a bubble but co-exists with a multitude of other tasks and commitments, yet there is more need for people to save time than ever before. Brilliantly attuned to the demands placed on researchers, this book considers how students, academics and professionals alike can save time and stress without compromising the quality of their research or its outcomes."--Publisher's website.

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