Full Description
New to research? This book helps you understand, think about and interpret each stage of the research process before you dive in. The holistic coverage helps you 'think through' each step, from formulating questions and selecting methods to collecting data and analyzing results.
With new content on the ethics of digital research, online interviews and data protection, you will also find:
10 new Student Research Spotlights that demonstrate how you can foster a reflexive mindset;
A strong emphasis on social justice, including principles for culturally-responsive research and methodologies that challenge colonial perspectives;
34 case studies of real-world research that apply theory to global contexts, from Portugal to Germany to Canada.
This new edition is essential for any undergraduate or postgraduate student looking to conduct social research with confidence and capability.
Contents
Part I Orientation
1 Why Social Research?
2 Worldviews in Social Research
3 Ethical Issues in Social Research
4 From Research Idea to Research Question
Part II Planning and Design
5 Reading and Reviewing the Literature
6 Steps in the Research Process
7 Designing Social Research
Part III Method Selection
8 Deciding on Your Methods
9 Triangulation and Mixed Methods
Part IV Working with Data
10 Using Existing Data
11 Collecting Data
12 Analyzing Data
Part V Reflection and Writing
13 What is Good Research? Evaluating Your Research Project
14 Writing up Research and Using Results
