The Good Research Guide: for small-scale social research projects / Edition 4

by Martyn Denscombe

Overview

The Good Research Guide 4/e is a practical and comprehensive guide for students in education, health studies, business studies and other social sciences, who need to conduct small-scale research projects as part of undergraduate, postgraduate or professional studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335241385
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2010
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Martyn Denscombe is Professor of Social Research at De Montfort University, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Strategies for social research

Surveys and sampling
Case studies
Experiments
Ethnography
Phenomenology
Grounded theory
Action research
Mixed methods

Part II: Methods of social research

Questionnaires
Interviews
Observation
Documents

Part III: Analysis

Quantitative data
Qualitative data
Writing up the research

Editorial Reviews

Offers a pragmatic approach to strategies, methods, and analysis of research methods for a specific piece of small-scale research when time is limited. Twelve chapters provide clear identification of the range of methods and their respective advantages and disadvantages as well as guidance on how to use them. Checklists help researchers evaluate their methods and avoid fundamental errors. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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