How to Research

by Christina Hughes (Author), Malcolm Tight (Author), Lorraine Blaxter (Author), Christina Hughes (Author), Malcolm Tight (Author), Lorraine Blaxter (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.37

  Praise for the first edition: ...an excellent choice for any student about to start a research project for the first time. British Journal of Educational Technology Praise for the second edition: How to Research is best used as a reference tool to dip in and out of when required. Not only is it an excellent starting point for new researchers and students, but undoubtedly the more experienced researcher will also find it valuable. Furthermore, those involved in teaching research methods or supervising research students would find this a useful source of information, exercises and ideas. SRA News How to Research is a practical handbook for those carrying out small scale research projects and discusses the practice and experience of doing research in the social sciences. The new edition has been updated throughout and includes extensively revised chapters on introductory thinking about research and data analysis. Building on the strengths of the previous edition, Blaxter, Hughes and Tight include new material on: Writing research proposals Making presentations Researching in your own workplace Data collection software and time management Case studies of small scale research projects It is written in an original, accessible and jargon free style using a variety of different forms of presentation to support the researcher. It is written for all those who are required to complete a research project as part of their studies and is invaluable for those conducting research in the workplace.

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.22

  Praise for the first edition: an immensely useful resource. - Nursing Times Research . ...As a graduate research student, I have come across a number of books claiming to inform the reader 'how to research', and have become sceptical...This book challenges that sceptism and is to be warmly welcomed. - Research Policy and Planning . ...an excellent choice for any student about to start a research project for the first time. - British Journal of Educational Technology . How to Research 2nd Edition is about the practice and experience of doing research in the social sciences as well as in related subjects such as education, business studies and health and social care. It is aimed at those, particularly the less experienced, who are involved in small-scale research projects at college or at work. The book is written in an original, accessible and jargon free style using a variety of different forms of presentation to support the researcher. How to Research 2nd Edition offers: a series of useful exercises to help progress research thinking; a wide range of examples taken from a variety of subject areas; extensive annotated bibliographies for further reading; and, practical hints for all stages of the research process. This new edition has been completely revised with up-to-date bibliographies and has new sections on choosing the appropriate method; internet research; and searching the internet. It is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate research methods courses in the social sciences and it is invaluable for anyone carrying out research as part of a workplace assignment.