{"product_id":"the-good-research-guide-research-methods-for-smallscale-social-research-projects-9780335249831","title":"The Good Research Guide Research Methods for","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Research Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides practical and straightforward guidance for those who need to conduct small-scale research projects as part of their undergraduate, postgraduate or professional studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 7th edition covers topics in a clear, user-friendly style outlining the key points and explaining why they are important.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe new edition has been updated throughout and has additional material on topics such as social media research, online surveys, image-based research and participatory action research. It also features new chapters on how to prepare for a research project, with specific guidance on:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                how to undertake a literature review\u003cbr\u003e                how to write a research proposal\u003cbr\u003e                how to ensure the research is ethical\u003cbr\u003e                how to locat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1 PREPARATION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. LITERATURE REVIEW \u003cbr\u003e2. RESEARCH PROPOSALS \u003cbr\u003e3. RESEARCH ETHICS \u003cbr\u003e4. PARADIGMS OF RESEARCH \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2 STRATEGIES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. SURVEYS: Looking at the general situation \u003cbr\u003e6. SAMPLING: Selecting suitable people, items or events \u003cbr\u003e7. CASE STUDIES: Focusing on particular examples \u003cbr\u003e8. EXPERIMENTS: Controlling variables \u003cbr\u003e9. ETHNOGRAPHY: Describing cultures, customs and lifestyles \u003cbr\u003e10. PHENOMENOLOGY: Understanding people’s experiences \u003cbr\u003e11. LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE: Emphasizing the significance of age and stages of life \u003cbr\u003e12.GROUNDED THEORY: Developing concepts and theories \u003cbr\u003e13. ACTION RESEARCH: Using research to change the situation  \u003cbr\u003e14. SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS: Helping evidence-based developments in policy and practice \u003cbr\u003e15. MIXED METHODS: Combining quantitative and qualitative approaches \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16. QUESTIONNAIRES \u003cbr\u003e17. INTERVIEWS \u003cbr\u003e18. OBSERVATION \u003cbr\u003e19. DOCUMENTS AND IMAGES \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4 ANALYSIS OF THE DATA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20. QUANTITATIVE DATA \u003cbr\u003e21. QUALITATIVE DATA \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 5 COMPLETION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22. RESEARCH REPORTS \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864446021975,"sku":"9780335249831","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780335249831.jpg?v=1722271987","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-good-research-guide-research-methods-for-smallscale-social-research-projects-9780335249831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}