Full Description
Lecturers - request an e-inspection copy of this text or contact your local SAGE representative to discuss your course needs.Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for Beginners has been written specifically for those with no previous experience of research or research methodology. Written in a logical and accessible style and providing helpful techniques and examples, it breaks the process of designing and doing a research project into eight manageable operational steps. The book guides you through your project from beginning to end by offering practical advice on:formulating a research question ethical considerations carrying out a literature review choosing a research design selecting a sample collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data writing a research report. The book is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the social sciences embarking on quantitative or qualitative research projects.
Contents
ResearchThe Research Process: A Quick GlanceSTEP I: FORMULATING A RESEARCH PROBLEMReviewing the LiteratureFormulating a Research ProblemIdentifying VariablesConstructing HypothesesSTEP II: CONCEPTUALISING A RESEARCH DESIGNThe Research DesignSelecting a Study DesignSelecting a Method of Data CollectionCollecting Data Using Attitudinal ScalesEstablishing the Validity and Reliability of a Research InstrumentSTEP IV: SELECTING A SAMPLESelecting a SampleSTEP V: WRITING A RESEARCH PROPOSALWriting a Research ProposalSTEP VI: COLLECTING DATAConsidering Ethical Issues in Data CollectionSTEP VII: PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING DATAProcessing DataDisplaying DataSTEP VIII: WRITING A RESEARCH REPORTWriting a Research Report
