Research methods : a practical guide for the social sciences / Bob Matthews and Liz Ross.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Pearson Longman, c2010Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 490 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cmISBN: 9781405858502 (pbk.); 1405858508 (pbk.)Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 370 LOC classification: H62 | .M3228 2010
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What is research? -- Knowledge, theories, paradigms, and perspectives -- The nature of data -- Research questions, hypotheses, and operational definitions -- Research as an ethical and cultural issue -- Planning a research project -- Reviewing the literature -- Research design -- Choosing methods -- Sampling -- Research proposals -- Collecting data -- Data collection skills -- Questionnaires -- Semi-structured interviews -- Focus groups -- Observation -- Narrative data -- Documents -- Secondary sources of data.
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What is research? -- Knowledge, theories, paradigms, and perspectives -- The nature of data -- Research questions, hypotheses, and operational definitions -- Research as an ethical and cultural issue -- Planning a research project -- Reviewing the literature -- Research design -- Choosing methods -- Sampling -- Research proposals -- Collecting data -- Data collection skills -- Questionnaires -- Semi-structured interviews -- Focus groups -- Observation -- Narrative data -- Documents -- Secondary sources of data.
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