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Research methods : a practical guide for the social sciences / Bob Matthews and Liz Ross.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Pearson Longman, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 490 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781405858502 (pbk.)
  • 1405858508 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.4/2 22
LOC classification:
  • H62 .M323 2010
Contents:
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.
Item type: Book
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MARY IMMACULATE LIBRARY Research Section H62 .M323 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out RES 29/08/2025 81364

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.

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