Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners /
By: Kumar, Ranjit [author.].
Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2014Edition: 4th edition.Description: xxvii, 399 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781446269961; 9781446269961:; 1446269965; 1446269973; 9781446269978.Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Research -- methodsDDC classification: 300.72Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-392) and index.
Research : a way of thinking -- The research process : a quick glance -- Reviewing the literature -- Formulating a research problem -- Identifying variables -- Constructing hypotheses -- The research design -- Selecting a study design -- Selecting a method of data collection -- Collecting data using attitudinal scales -- Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument -- Selecting a sample -- Writing a research proposal -- Considering ethical issues in data collection -- Processing -- Displaying data -- Writing a research report.
This practical book is designed for anyone who is planning to undertake a research project in the social sciences for the first time. Organised around eight operational steps, it explains difficult procedures step-by-step.