TY - BOOK AU - Bouma,Gary D. AU - Carland,Susan TI - The research process SN - 0190304626 U1 - 300.72 BOU PY - 2016/// CY - South Melbourne, Vic. PB - Oxford University Press KW - Social sciences KW - Research N1 - Includes index; 1; How We Know What We Know and How We Know We Know --; 2; Research as a Way of Knowing --; Phase 1; Essential First Steps : --; 3; Selecting a Problem --; 4; Selecting Variables --; 5; Finding a Variables Measurements --; 6; Selecting a Research Design --; 7; Selecting a Sample --; Phase 2; Data Collection : --; 8; Collecting Data --; 9; Summarising and Presenting Data --; 10; Doing Qualitative Research --; 11; Ethics in Human Research --; Phase 3; Analysis and Interpretation : --; 12; Drawing Conclusions --; 13; Reporting Your Research N2 - "The sixth edition of The Research Process is an easy-to-use introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods. The book emphasises the process of research in an accessible and readable way, taking a non-statistical and non-mathematical approach for new students. The Research Process will guide students through the research process, analysing and demonstrating a variety of research methods supported by extensive examples and illustrations to explain the fundamental concepts of the research process and its application."--Publisher's website ER -