Real world research/ Colin Robson & Kieran McCartan.
Physical description:
xxiii, 533 pages 25 cm.;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;
General notes:
Revised edition of Real world research, 2011.;
Edition:
Fourth Edition;
Author(s): Robson, Colin.;
McCartan, Kieran;
ISBN:
9781118745236 (pbk.);
Subjects: Social sciences --Research --Methodology;
Psychology --Research --Methodology;
Formatted contents notes:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ways of using the book -- The main steps when carrying out a project -- Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Approaches to social research -- Planning : selecting a strategy -- Developing your ideas -- General design issues -- Desk-based research -- Fixed designs -- Flexible designs -- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs -- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change -- Ethical and political considerations -- Tactics : the methods of data collection -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Tests and scales -- Observational methods -- Additional methods of data collection -- Writing a project proposal -- Carrying out the project -- Dealing with the data -- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis -- Glossary -- References and author index -- Subject index.;
Publisher:
Hoboken : Wiley , 2016.;
Call number: H 62 R627 2016;
Type: Book Available At: Main Library -> Circulation Section Additional Physical Form: Real world research Availability: View details Reviews:
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