Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers /
By: Bell, Judith [author.].
Publisher: Berkshire : Open University Press, 2014Edition: Sixth edition.Description: xi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 0335264468; 9780335264469; 9780335264469.Subject(s): Education -- Research | Education -- Research -- Methodology | Social sciences -- Research | Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Independent studyDDC classification: 370.78 BELItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally published in 1987.
Includes bibliographical references (page 284-296) and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Approaches to research -- Planning the project -- Ethics and integrity in research -- Reading, referencing and the management of information -- Literature searching -- The review of the literature -- The analysis of documentary evidence -- Using social media in research -- Designing and administering questionnaires -- Planning and conducting interviews -- Diaries, logs, critical incidents and blogs -- Observation -- Interpreting the evidence and reporting the findings -- Writing the report.
This is the market leading book for anyone doing their research project. Clear, concise and extremely readable, this book provides a practical, step-by-step guide to doing a research project from start to finish. Thoroughly updated but retaining its well-loved style, this 6th edition includes: information on using online surveys; information on online interviewing and using online platforms for observation, e.g. Skype, Google Hangouts; new chapter on the use of social media in small scale research; thoroughly updated chapter on literature searching; revised and additional pedagogy; and a brand new text design. This practical, no-nonsense guide is vital reading for all those embarking on undergraduate or postgraduate study in any discipline, and for professionals in such fields as social science, education and health.