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Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings / Colin Robson & Kieran McCartan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robson, Colin, author.
- McCartan, Kieran, 1980- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
- Social sciences.
- Psychology--Research--Methodology.
- Psychology.
- Research Design.
- Social Sciences.
- Medical Subjects:
- Research Design.
- Social Sciences.
- Psychology.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 533 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., [2016]
- Summary:
- Real world research is a common responsibility of professionals and practitioners in a wide range of both public and private settings. These include teachers, social workers and health service professionals, managers and specialists in business, architects, designers, criminologists and accountants among many others.-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Ways of using the book
- The main steps when carrying out a project
- Setting the scene
- Introduction
- Approaches to social research
- Planning : selecting a strategy
- Developing your ideas
- General design issues
- Desk-based research
- Fixed designs
- Flexible designs
- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs
- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change
- Ethical and political considerations
- Tactics : the methods of data collection
- Surveys and questionnaires
- Interviews and focus groups
- Tests and scales
- Observational methods
- Additional methods of data collection
- Writing a project proposal
- Carrying out the project
- Dealing with the data
- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data
- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data
- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward
- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis
- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis
- Glossary
- References and author index
- Subject index.
- Notes:
- Revised edition of Real world research, 2011.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Robson, Colin. Real world research
- ISBN:
- 9781118745236
- 111874523X
- OCLC:
- 920469741
- Publisher Number:
- 99984106733
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