{"product_id":"thinking-critically-about-research-9780367000202","title":"Thinking Critically about Research","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in an age of unprecedented access to information. The last decade has seen an exponential growth in data and material available, often at the touch of a button. However, this has also made it harder to discern between fact and fiction. What is real and what is fake? What should we believe and what should we reject?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an environment of information overload, a distrust of experts, the circulation of misinformation and false facts, and public debates based upon poor evidence, \u003ci\u003eThinking Critically About Research \u003c\/i\u003ecomes at a vital juncture. The book is designed to help readers develop a critical understanding of evidence and the ways in which evidence is presented, and to challenge the information they receive in both academic and non-academic sources. The author presents a step-by-step approach with a focus on knowing methods, culminating in a bespoke âcritical tool kitâ which offers a practical checklist designed to be used when carrying out research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverview: setting the scene for critical thinking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCH 1: Why do we need to be critical? The problem of information overload\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep 1: KNOWING METHODS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh2: Knowing the basics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh3: Knowing design\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 4: Knowing measurement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 5: Knowing theory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep 2: THINKING critically about methods: what evidence is there?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 6: About the basics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 7: About design\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 8: About measurement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 9: About theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep 3: Thinking critically about research: how is it presented?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 10: The role of language and persuasive strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep 4: Putting it together\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 11: Putting it together: the critical tool kit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 12: Being extra critical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh 13: Some myths and Facts to practice thinking critically \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017827483991,"sku":"9780367000202","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367000202.jpg?v=1750774800","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thinking-critically-about-research-9780367000202","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}