Bell, Judith,  1930- <br/><br/>
Doing your research project :  a guide for first-time researchers / 
Judith Bell with Stephen Waters 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Berkshire :  McGraw-Hill Education,  c2014. 
 - xi, 306 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. I Preparing the Ground --  1.Approaches to Research --  Styles of research --  Action research and the role of practitioner researchers --  Case study --  Survey --  The experimental style --  Ethnography and the ethnographic style of research --  The grounded theory approach --  Narrative inquiry and stories --  Which approach? --  Laying the Groundwork Checklist --  Further reading --  2.Planning the Project --  Selecting a topic --  Getting started --  The purpose of the study --  Hypotheses, objectives and researchable questions --  Working title and the project outline --  Timing --  Supervision --  Student-supervisor relationships --  Codes of practice for supervision --  Change of supervisor --  Keeping records of supervisory tutorials --  The research experience --  Writing as you go along and the research diary --  Planning the Project Checklist --  Further reading --  3.Ethics and Integrity In Research. 
<br/><br/> This is the market leading book for anyone doing their research project. Clear, concise and extremely readable, this book provides a practical, step-by-step guide to doing a research project from start to finish. Thoroughly updated but retaining its well-loved style, this 6th edition includes: information on using online surveys; information on online interviewing and using online platforms for observation, e.g. Skype, Google Hangouts; new chapter on the use of social media in small scale research; thoroughly updated chapter on literature searching; revised and additional pedagogy; and a brand new text design. This practical, no-nonsense guide is vital reading for all those embarking on undergraduate or postgraduate study in any discipline, and for professionals in such fields as social science, education and health. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780335264469 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Research<br/>Education--Research--Methodology<br/>Social sciences--Research<br/>Social sciences--Research--Methodology<br/>Independent study
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1028  / .B394 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370/.78