Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners / Ranjit Kumar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kumar, Ranjit, author.

Contributor:

Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

xxi, 503 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2019]

Summary:

This practical book is designed for anyone who is planning to undertake a research project in the social sciences for the first time. Organised around eight operational steps, it explains difficult procedures step-by-step.

Contents:

Research: A way of thinking

Research process: a quick glance

Formulating a research problem

Reviewing the literature

Identifying variables

Constructing hypotheses

Step II: Conceptualising a research design

Research design

Selecting a study design

Step III: Constructing an instrument for data collection

Selecting a method of data collection

Collecting data using attitudinal scales

Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument

Step IV: Selecting a sample

Selecting a sample

Step V: Writing a research proposal

Step VI: Collecting data

Considering ethical issues in data collection

Step VII: Processing and displaying data

Processing data

Displaying data

Step VIII: Writing a research report.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2014.

Includes Internet access.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-494) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781526449900

1526449900

9781526449894

1526449897

9781529715187

1529715180

OCLC:

1023528389

Publisher Number:

99982023399