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How To Research.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	How To Research./
作者:	BLAXTER.
其他作者:	Tight, Malcolm.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (306 pages)
標題:	Research - Methodology. -
電子資源:	Click to View
ISBN:	9780335217465

How To Research.
BLAXTER.

How To Research. - 3rd ed. - 1 online resource (306 pages)

Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of boxes -- Chapter 1 All at sea but learning to swim -- Introduction -- The first time researcher -- Getting a flavour of possibilities -- Why am I doing this research? -- Will I have anything new to say? -- In whose interests is this research? -- At last, writing up -- How to use this book -- What's different about this edition? -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 2 Getting started -- Introduction -- Choosing a topic -- What to do if you can't think of a topic -- Focusing -- Finding and choosing your supervisor -- Individual and group research -- Researching in your workplace -- Keeping your research diary -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 3 Thinking about methods -- Introduction -- Everyday research skills -- Which method is best? -- Families, approaches and techniques -- Action research -- Case studies -- Experiments -- Surveys -- Which methods suit? -- Deciding about methods -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 4 Reading for research -- Introduction -- Why read? -- Coping with the research literature -- Basic reading strategies -- Using libraries -- Using the Internet -- Good enough reading -- Reading about method as well as subject -- Recording your reading -- The literature review -- Issues in reading -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 5 Managing your project -- Introduction -- Managing time -- Mapping your project -- Piloting -- Dealing with key figures and institutions -- Sharing responsibility -- Using computers -- Managing not to get demoralized when things do not go as planned -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 6 Collecting data -- Introduction -- Access and ethical issues -- Sampling and selection -- Applying techniques for collecting data -- Documents -- Interviews.

This edition is completely updated with revised chapters on how to approach research analysis - data collection software as well as time management - for optimal use in academic and professional research projects.

ISBN: 9780335217465Subjects--Topical Terms:

1373997
Research - Methodology.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Dewey Class. No.: 001.4

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505 8 $a Observations -- Questionnaires -- Recording your progress -- The ups and downs of data collection -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 7 Analysing data -- Introduction -- The shape of your data -- The nature of data -- Managing your data -- Computer-based data management and analysis -- The process of analysis -- Analysing documents -- Analysing interviews -- Analysing observations -- Analysing questionnaires -- Interpretation -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chpater 8 Writing up -- Introduction -- Drafting and re-drafting -- How to argue -- How to criticize -- Who am I writing for? -- Grammar, referencing and plagiarism -- Using tables, diagrams and other illustrations -- Panics -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further reading -- Chapter 9 Finishing off -- Introduction -- Planning to finish? -- The penultimate and final drafts -- Added extras -- The process of assessment -- What do I do now? -- Summary -- Exercise -- Further reading -- References -- Index -- Back cover.
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