The essential guide to doing your research project /
Zina O'Leary.
- 3rd edition.
- viii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Companion website available.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the author -- Acknowledgements -- The companion website -- Taking the Leap into the Research World -- Setting Up and Getting Started -- Developing Your Research Question -- Undertaking Credible and Ethical Research -- Crafting a Research Proposal -- Reviewing Literature -- Designing a Research Plan -- Understanding Methodologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches -- Understanding Methodologies: Mixed Approaches -- Understanding Methodologies: Evaluative, Action-Oriented and Emancipatory Strategies -- Identifying and Selecting Samples, Informants and Cases -- Primary Data: Surveys, Interviews and Observation -- Secondary Data: Existing Data, Online Generated Data and Previous Studies -- Analysing Quantitative Data -- Analysing Qualitative Data -- The Challenge of Writing Up -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
"The ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project, the author guides you through a step-by-step approach to research and provides all of the skills and momentum you need to excel. Each stage of a project is clearly set out with best practice highlighted alongside pragmatic advice for tackling research in the real world."--Publisher's website.