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Research methods : the basics / Nicholas Walliman.

By: Walliman, NicholasMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Basics (Routledge (Firm))Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 233 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9781138693999 (pbk.); 1138693995 (pbk.)Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Humanities -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 001.4/2 LOC classification: H62 | .W35 2018
Contents:
Introduction -- Research basics -- Research theory -- Structuring the research project -- Research ethics -- Finding and reviewing the literature -- The nature of data -- Collecting and analysing secondary data; modern, historical and archival -- Collecting primary data -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research -- Writing the proposal and planning the research project -- Writing up the research
Summary: Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This second edition provides an expanded resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Structured in two parts – the first covering the nature of knowledge and the reasons for research, the second the specific methods used to carry out effective research and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. --
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Research basics -- Research theory -- Structuring the research project -- Research ethics -- Finding and reviewing the literature -- The nature of data -- Collecting and analysing secondary data; modern, historical and archival -- Collecting primary data -- Quantitative data analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research -- Writing the proposal and planning the research project -- Writing up the research

Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This second edition provides an expanded resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Structured in two parts – the first covering the nature of knowledge and the reasons for research, the second the specific methods used to carry out effective research and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. --

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