Doing research in the real world /
By: Gray, David E
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BookPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2014.Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xxii, 729 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781446295311Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research | Social sciences -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 300.72 | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai PHD Shelf | 300.72 GR DO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0030080 |
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| 300.72 DE GO The good research guide : | 300.72 FO SU Survey research methods | 300.72 GR DE Designing social research : a guide for the bewildered / | 300.72 GR DO Doing research in the real world / | 300.72 HA MY The myth of research-based policy & practice / | 300.72 HA ND Handbook of qualitative research / | 300.72 HA ND Handbook of causal analysis for social research / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [693]-713) and indexes.
Available with free access to the interactive ebook for 12 months when you buy the paperback version, this is the companion for any student undertaking a research project.
PART ONE: PRINCIPLES AND PLANNING FOR RESEARCH Theoretical Perspectives and Research Methodologies Selecting and Planning Research Proposals and Projects Research Ethics Searching, Critically Reviewing and Using the Literature PART TWO: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research Design: Quantitative Methods Research Design: Qualitative Methods Research Design: Mixed Methods Sampling Strategies Designing Descriptive and Analytical Surveys Designing Case Studies Designing Evaluations Action Research and Change PART THREE: DATA COLLECTION METHODS Questionnaires Interviewing Non-participant Observation Ethnography and Participant Observation Focus Groups Unobtrusive Measures Secondary Analysis PART FOUR: ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING Getting Started Using SPSS Analyzing and Presenting Quantitative Data Analyzing and Presenting Qualitative Data Writing up the Research Preparing for Presentations and Vivas.