How to Do Your Research Project - A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences (Electronic book text)


Are you doing a research project? Do you need advice on how to carry out research? With many practical examples, How to do a Research Project takes you through what should happen at each phase in the project's schedule. Gary Thomas explains the main design frames and methods of data collection and analysis used in education and social science research, and he provides down to earth advice on how to weave these elements together into a coherent whole. Structured according to the main phases of doing a project, the book covers: - deciding your topic and your research question - project management and study skills - doing a literature review - revising your question and theorising - deciding on an approach: methodology and research design - design frames - ethics and access - the right tools for the job: data gathering - how to analyse the information you gather - discussing findings, concluding and writing up. This book will be invaluable for undergraduate, postgraduate, CPD and doctoral students undertaking a project in the applied social sciences. With many practical examples taken from education, it will be the ideal companion book for those undertaking the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL). More comments from lecturers and students using the book: 'I really enjoyed this book. It's very accessible, and brilliantly deals with complex topics in a non-pompous, straightforward way' - Dr Anthony Feiler, University of Bristol 'An excellent mix of the heavy with the light in terms of content' - Professor Steve Rayner, University of Gloucestershire 'I'm very impressed with this book...I will be recommending that students purchase this as a key book to help them on their research' - Georgina Lovett, Reading University 'I loved the language (not too complicated) and tone and thought they were some of the most 'readable' chapters I have read' 'I find it so clear, love the visual models to show step by step...and the language is so simple' '[Gary Thomas'] writing style is very good and he explains using plenty of humour and imagery, all in all, very entertaining as well as extremely useful' 'I loved this book! It brought 'research methods' alive'

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Are you doing a research project? Do you need advice on how to carry out research? With many practical examples, How to do a Research Project takes you through what should happen at each phase in the project's schedule. Gary Thomas explains the main design frames and methods of data collection and analysis used in education and social science research, and he provides down to earth advice on how to weave these elements together into a coherent whole. Structured according to the main phases of doing a project, the book covers: - deciding your topic and your research question - project management and study skills - doing a literature review - revising your question and theorising - deciding on an approach: methodology and research design - design frames - ethics and access - the right tools for the job: data gathering - how to analyse the information you gather - discussing findings, concluding and writing up. This book will be invaluable for undergraduate, postgraduate, CPD and doctoral students undertaking a project in the applied social sciences. With many practical examples taken from education, it will be the ideal companion book for those undertaking the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL). More comments from lecturers and students using the book: 'I really enjoyed this book. It's very accessible, and brilliantly deals with complex topics in a non-pompous, straightforward way' - Dr Anthony Feiler, University of Bristol 'An excellent mix of the heavy with the light in terms of content' - Professor Steve Rayner, University of Gloucestershire 'I'm very impressed with this book...I will be recommending that students purchase this as a key book to help them on their research' - Georgina Lovett, Reading University 'I loved the language (not too complicated) and tone and thought they were some of the most 'readable' chapters I have read' 'I find it so clear, love the visual models to show step by step...and the language is so simple' '[Gary Thomas'] writing style is very good and he explains using plenty of humour and imagery, all in all, very entertaining as well as extremely useful' 'I loved this book! It brought 'research methods' alive'

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Sage Publications Ltd

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United Kingdom

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May 2009

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234 x 156mm (L x W)

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Electronic book text

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272

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978-0-85702-113-7

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9780857021137

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0-85702-113-3



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