Author : Robert B Burns
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 25,68 MB
Release : 2000-05-02
Category : Education
ISBN :
This fourth edition of Introduction to Research Methods is a practical guide to the main quantitative and qualitative research methods in statistics. Burns demystifies complex theories and methodologies, minimising mathematical notation.'
Author : Bora Pajo
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 29,14 MB
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 148338697X
Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-On Approach makes learning research methods easy for students by giving them activities they can experience and do on their own. With clear, simple, and even humorous prose, this text offers students a straightforward introduction to an exciting new world of social science and behavioral research. Rather than making research seem intimidating, author Bora Pajo shows students how research can be an easy, ongoing conversation on topics that matter in their lives. Each chapter includes real research examples that illustrate specific topics that the chapter covers, guides that help students explore actual research challenges in more depth, and ethical considerations relating to specific chapter topics. 3 Reasons Why You’ll Want to Read This Book 1. Conducting research can be fun when you see it in terms that relate to your everyday life. 2. Knowing how to do research will open many doors for you in your career. It will open your mind to new ideas on what you might pursue in the future (e.g., becoming an entrepreneur, opening your own nongovernmental organization, or running your own health clinic), and give you an extra analytic skill to brag about in your job interviews. 3. Understanding research will make you an educated consumer. You will be able to evaluate the information before you and determine what to accept and what to reject. Truth be told, understanding research will save you money in the short and long term*. *From Chapter 1 of Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-On Approach
Author : Elia Shabani Mligo
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1498278515
This book provides introductory materials on research methods and report writing that aim at guiding students and researchers towards effective research and reporting of their findings. Unlike the many volumes on research that are mostly theoretical, this book originated in the classroom and grew out of the students' own needs to design and conduct satisfactory research in order to meet academic requirements. It is also designed to help experienced researchers in their research ventures. In fulfilling this purpose, the author uses simple, straightforward language. He also provides appropriate examples and illustrations to enable the reader to grasp the basic concepts of research. The book will prove a useful guide for students and researchers in social sciences and humanities who wish to transform research theory into real and feasible research projects.
Author : Elizabeth G. Creamer
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 12,48 MB
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1483350924
An Introduction to Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research by Elizabeth G. Creamer provides the tools needed to design, execute, and evaluate fully integrated mixed methods research studies. A uniting metaphor of the architectural arch helps students understand the benefits of a mixed methods approach as they consider ways to integrate the qualitative and quantitative strands at all stages of design and execution. With use of examples from popular media and published research, this text also includes a detailed discussion of ways to accomplish mixing methods during data collection and analysis and a separate chapter on designing and executing a realistic mixed methods dissertation.
Author : Kathryn H. Jacobsen
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1284094383
A step-by-step guide to conducting research in medicine, public health, and other health sciences, this clear, practical, and straightforward text demystifies the research process and empowers students (and other new investigators) to conduct their own original research projects.
Author : Catherine Dawson
Publisher : How To Books
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 2009-05-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1848034814
This practical, down-to-earth guide is for researchers, students, community groups, charities or employees - in fact anyone who needs to put together research projects quickly and effectively. It contains everything from developing your idea into a proposal, through to analysing data and reporting results. Whether you have to undertake a project as part of your coursework, or as part of your employment, or simply because you are fascinated by something you have observed and want to find out more, this book offers you advice on how to turn your ideas into a workable project. Specifically it will show you how to: - choose your research methods - choose your participants - prepare a research proposal - construct questionnaires - conduct interviews and focus groups - analyse your data - report your findings - be an ethical researcher
Author : W. Newton Suter
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 19,60 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 1412995736
W. Newton Suter argues that what is important in a changing education landscape is the ability to think clearly about research methods, reason through complex problems and evaluate published research. He explains how to evaluate data and establish its relevance.
Author : Stephen D. Lapan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 41,83 MB
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 1118118855
The authors—noted scholars and researchers—provide an up-to-date guide to qualitative study design, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Step by step, the authors explain a range of methodologies and methods for conducting qualitative research focusing on how they are applied when conducting an actual study. The book includes methods of data collection, specific approaches to qualitative research, and current issues in the field. Specifically, chapters cover the methods, designs, and analyses related to the methodologies of history, case study, program evaluation, ethnography, autoethnography, narrative, life histories, emancipatory discourses, feminist perspectives, African American inquiry, indigenous studies, and practitioner qualitative research.
Author : Daniel Montello
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 35,61 MB
Release : 2006-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781412902861
This text provides a broad and integrative introduction to the conduct and interpretation of scientific research in geography. It covers both conceptual and technical aspects, and is applicable to all topical areas in geographic research, including human and physical geography, and geographic information science. The text discusses all parts of the research process, including scientific philosophy; basic research concepts; generating research ideas; communicating research and using library resources; sampling and research design; quantitative and qualitative data collection; data analysis, display, and interpretation; reliability and validity; using geographic information techniques in research; and ethical conduct in research.
Author : Mark Balnaves
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 13,51 MB
Release : 2001-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1848608640
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods is a student-friendly introduction to quantitative research methods and basic statistics. It uses a detective theme throughout the text to show how quantitative methods have been used to solve real-life problems. The book focuses on principles and techniques that are appropriate to introductory level courses in media, psychology and sociology. Examples and illustrations are drawn from historical and contemporary research in the social sciences. The original CD-ROM accompanying the book and its content are no longer available.
