How to do Your Research Project
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
9781847874436 (ISBN)
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′Whether embarking on research as an undergraduate or for a doctorate, Gary Thomas′ book will be of great value to you. It is refreshingly different from other books about doing research: it′s informative, well-written, wide-ranging yet sufficiently detailed and above all it′s enjoyable to read! I recommend it highly′.
Professor Peter Earley, Institute of Education, University of London
Are you doing a research project? Do you need advice on how to carry out research?
Using practical examples, this book takes you through what should happen at each phase in the project′s schedule. Gary Thomas explains the main design frames and methods of data collection and analysis used in education and social science research, and provides down to earth advice on how to weave these elements together into a coherent whole.
Structured according to the main phases of doing a project, the book covers
·deciding your topic and your research question
·project management and study skills
·doing a literature review
·methodology and research design
·design frames
·ethics and access
·how to analyse the information you gather
·discussing findings, theorising, concluding and writing up
This book is an essential read for undergraduate, postgraduate, CPD and doctoral students undertaking a project in the applied social sciences.
Comments from tutors:
′I loved this book! It brought research methods alive′: Gill Richards ,Nottingham Trent University
′Unputdownable′: Joy Jarvis ,University of Hertfordshire
′Accessible and encouraging style′: Neil Stott ,Nottingham Trent University
Comments from students:
′Brilliant′: Alison Patterson
′Love the visual models′: Susan Allan
′Filled me with optimism′: Anne Cowan
′Very entertaining as well as extremely useful′: Viv Brown
Gary Thomas is Professor of Education at the University of Birmingham.
Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.
Your Introduction: Starting points
Project Management
The Literature Review
Decide on Your Question - Again
Deciding on an Approach: Methodology and Research Design
The Design Frame
Practical Matters
The Right Tools for the Job: Data-Gathering
How to Analyze the Information You Gather
Concluding
| Verlagsort | London |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 420 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung | |
| Schlagworte | Sozialforschung |
| ISBN-13 | 9781847874436 / 9781847874436 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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