Includes bibliographic references and index.

glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : how to use this boom -- Part 1 : getting started. 1 : the enquiring mind in action. 2 : starting research. 3 : good research essentials. 4 : carrying out research. 5 : research paradigms, theorising and conceptual frameworks. 6 : writing a research proposal. 7 : carrying out a literature reviwe : engaging with literature. 8 : research methodology and methods. 9 : finding and using sources. 10 : using the Internet for research. 11 : quantitative methods in action : questionnaires, observation. 12 : qualitative methods in action . 13 : varieties of resaerch : practioner-based and action-based research, phenomenography and ethnography, and other real-world research --Parer 2 : managing people and processes. 14 : collecting, selecting, organising and analysing data, interpretation. 15 : managing your tutor or supervisor. 16 : managing your time, life, paid work and research. 17 : putting ethics into practice -- Part 3 : difference, writing and moving on. 18 : international students. 19 : researching and writing in different disciplines. 20 : developing good writing habits. 21 : writing well, in the right shapes and forms : the authority of your research and your writing. 22 : maintaining momenteum : overcoming difficulties with time, writing, the project and the rsearch processes. 23 : what do examiners look for? What do employers look for? And how to ensure your work matches their expectations -- Bibliography -- Index.

A practical, research-informed text providing student researchers with models, tasks and activities to enable them to think through, plan, action, write up and present their research.