How to research / Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes and Malcolm Tight.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blaxter, Loraine, 1945-

Contributor:

Hughes, Christina.

Tight, Malcolm.

Series:

Open UP study skills.

Open UP study skills

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, England : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Includes chapters on planning and carrying out small-scale research projects, this practical guide takes the reader step-by-step through the research process, from writing proposals to completion of the project. As well as exercises, it also gives advice on writing proposals and making presentations.

Contents:

1. $t All at sea but learning to swim

$g 2. $t Getting started

$g 3. $t Thinking about methods

$g 4. $t Reading for research

$g 5. $t Managing your project

$g 6. $t Preparing to collect data

$g 7. $t Collecting data

$g 8. $t Preparing to analyse data

$g 9. $t Analysing your data

$g 10. $t Writing up

$g 11. $t Finishing off.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-34331-2

9786613343314

0-335-23869-6

OCLC:

701704723