The essential guide to doing your research project

Guiding the reader through each step of their research project, this is the book that will give students the confidence to successfully complete their research project or dissertation

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Leary, Zina (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications , c2014
Edition:2nd ed
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300 |a viii, 371 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
500 |a Previous edition: published as The essential guide to doing research. 2004 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-366) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Taking the leap into the research world -- 2. Setting up and getting started -- 3. Developing your research question -- 4. Undertaking credible and ethical research -- 5. Crafting a research proposal -- 6. Reviewing literature -- 7. Designing a research plan -- 8. Understanding methodologies: quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches -- 9. Understanding methodologies: evaluative, action-oriented and emancipatory strategies -- 10. Seeking 'respondents' -- 11. Primary data: surveys, interviews and observation -- 12. Secondary data: documents, data sets and online data -- 13. Analysing quantitative data -- 14. Analysing qualitative data -- 15. The challenge of writing up 
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