Social research methods : the essentials
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Social research methods : the essentials
SAGE, 2016
2nd ed
- : [hardcover]
- : pbk
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Note
Pagination of paperback: x, 254 p
Glossary: p. [231]-244
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-247) and index
Previous edition: 2006
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Nicholas Walliman is the supervisor in your students' pockets, making sure they understand all the essential methods for successfully carrying out a research project and negotiating the challenges and pitfalls. In this book, he:
* Takes students step-by-step through the research process
* Helps them formulate clear aims and objectives
* Explains all the vocabulary to understand the A - Z of research methods
* Ends each chapter with a reading guide for taking learning further with more resources to help get a deeper understanding of the issues discussed
* Improves research reports with practical advice on presenting findings in great tables, graphs and diagrams
* Opens his office door with reflective questions (and answers)
* Delivers the confidence to get started and get finished!
Social Research Methods: The Essentials is the perfect starting point and guide for your students' research project.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: PLANNING AND DESIGNING YOUR RESEARCH
Chapter 1: Theoretical background
Chapter 2: Research basics
Chapter 3: Research strategies and design
Chapter 4: The nature of data
Chapter 5: Doing a literature review
Chapter 6: Defining the research problem
Chapter 7: Ethics
Chapter 8: Writing a research proposal
PART TWO: COLLECTING AND ANALYSING YOUR DATA
Chapter 9: Sampling
Chapter 10: Data collection methods
Chapter 11: Quantitative data analysis
Chapter 12: Qualitative data analysis
PART THREE: WRITING UP YOUR RESEARCH
Chapter 13: Presenting Data Graphically
Chapter 14: Writing up a dissertation or research project
PART FOUR: SUCCEEDING IN YOUR RESEARCH METHODS COURSE
Chapter 15: How to get the most out of your lectures and seminars
Chapter 16: How to Get the Best out of Reading and Note Taking
Chapter 17: How to Write Great Essays
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