TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matthews,Bob
AU  - Ross,Liz
TI  - Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences 
SN  - 9781405858502 (pbk.)
AV  - H62 .M323 2010
U1  - 001.4/2 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Pearson Longman
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
N1  - What is research? -- Knowledge, theories, paradigms, and perspectives -- The nature of data -- Research questions, hypotheses, and operational definitions -- Research as an ethical and cultural issue -- Planning a research project -- Reviewing the literature -- Research design -- Choosing methods -- Sampling -- Research proposals -- Collecting data -- Data collection skills -- Questionnaires -- Semi-structured interviews -- Focus groups -- Observation -- Narrative data -- Documents -- Secondary sources of data
ER  -