Image from Coce

Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings / Colin Robson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xxiii, 675 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119523604
  • 1119523605
Other title:
  • Resource for users of social research methods in applied settings
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Real world researchDDC classification:
  • 300.72 23/eng/20230127
LOC classification:
  • H62 .R627 2024
Contents:
Part I. Setting the scene : -- 1. Introduction What is real world research? -- 2. Approaches to social research -- Part II. Planning: Selecting a strategy : -- 3. Developing your ideas -- 4. General design issues -- 5. Desk-based research -- 6. Fixed designs -- 7. Flexible designs -- 8. Mixed designs -- 9. Designs for particular purposes: Evaluation, action, participation and change -- 10. Ethical and political considerations -- Part III. Tactics: The methods of data collection : -- 11. Surveys and questionnaires -- 12. Interviews and focus groups -- 13. Tests and scales -- 14. Observational methods -- 15. Additional methods of data collection -- Part IV. Carrying out the project : -- Part V. Dealing with the data : -- 16. Writing a project proposal -- 17. The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- 18. The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- 19. Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A. Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B. Using specialist software for qualitative analysis.
Summary: "Research methods as a field of study is a core part of many degree programs, while applied research is a common responsibility in a wide range of public and private sector fields including healthcare, teaching, social work, business management, architecture, and accountancy. Bringing together materials and approaches from different social science disciplines, and recognizing the value of both quantitative and qualitative approaches as well as mixed-method designs, Real World Research is essential reading for many courses at both undergraduate, taught postgraduate and doctoral level, as well as practitioners and others carrying out applied research as part of their job. The text is accessible to those without a social science background, and provides a clear route-map of the steps needed to carry out a piece of applied research to a high scholarly and professional standard. It includes rigorous and fully up-to-date coverage of contemporary issues and debates. An extensive website provides additional resources including examples of research, further discussion of issues, links to journal articles and other useful resources, annotated lists of further reading, and PowerPoint slides"-- Provided by publisher.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 300.72 ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A536769B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 300.72 ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A536721B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Setting the scene : -- 1. Introduction What is real world research? -- 2. Approaches to social research -- Part II. Planning: Selecting a strategy : -- 3. Developing your ideas -- 4. General design issues -- 5. Desk-based research -- 6. Fixed designs -- 7. Flexible designs -- 8. Mixed designs -- 9. Designs for particular purposes: Evaluation, action, participation and change -- 10. Ethical and political considerations -- Part III. Tactics: The methods of data collection : -- 11. Surveys and questionnaires -- 12. Interviews and focus groups -- 13. Tests and scales -- 14. Observational methods -- 15. Additional methods of data collection -- Part IV. Carrying out the project : -- Part V. Dealing with the data : -- 16. Writing a project proposal -- 17. The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- 18. The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- 19. Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A. Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B. Using specialist software for qualitative analysis.

"Research methods as a field of study is a core part of many degree programs, while applied research is a common responsibility in a wide range of public and private sector fields including healthcare, teaching, social work, business management, architecture, and accountancy. Bringing together materials and approaches from different social science disciplines, and recognizing the value of both quantitative and qualitative approaches as well as mixed-method designs, Real World Research is essential reading for many courses at both undergraduate, taught postgraduate and doctoral level, as well as practitioners and others carrying out applied research as part of their job. The text is accessible to those without a social science background, and provides a clear route-map of the steps needed to carry out a piece of applied research to a high scholarly and professional standard. It includes rigorous and fully up-to-date coverage of contemporary issues and debates. An extensive website provides additional resources including examples of research, further discussion of issues, links to journal articles and other useful resources, annotated lists of further reading, and PowerPoint slides"-- Provided by publisher.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha