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Main Author: Bell, Judith.
Other Authors: Waters, Stephen.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.
Edition:7th ed.
Series:UK Higher Education OUP Humanities and Social Sciences Education OUP Ser.
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Education-Research.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Doing Your Research Project -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Brief Table of Contents -- Detailed Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Preparing the Ground -- 1 The Researcher and the Research Journey -- Introduction -- The research journey -- Navigating the maze -- What it means to carry out research -- What it means to be a researcher -- The role of a researcher -- Intentional roles of the researcher -- Unintentional roles of the researcher -- The responsibilities of the researcher -- Self-reflection -- The Researcher and the Research Journey Checklist -- Further reading -- 2 Approaches to Research -- Introduction -- Styles of research -- Advantages and disadvantages of quantitative and qualitative research methods -- Action research and the role of practitioner researchers -- Case study -- Survey -- Applied research -- The experimental style -- Ethnography and the ethnographic style of research -- The grounded theory approach -- Thematic analysis -- Narrative inquiry and stories -- Which approach? -- Self-reflection -- Laying the Groundwork Checklist -- Further reading -- 3 Planning the Project -- Introduction -- Selecting a topic -- Getting started -- The purpose of the study -- Hypotheses, objectives andresearchable questions -- Working title and the project outline -- Timing -- Supervision -- Codes of practice for supervision -- Keeping records of supervisory tutorials -- The research experience -- Writing as you go along and the research diary -- Self-reflection -- Planning the Project Checklist -- Further reading -- 4 Ethics and Integrity in Research -- Introduction -- The difference between ethics and morals -- Research contracts, codes of practice, protocols and the principle of informed consent -- Ethics committees -- Confidentiality and anonymity. 
505 8 |a Safeguarding confidentiality and anonymity if disseminating information online -- Ethical research in practice, the problems of 'inside' research and personal codes of practice -- Codes of ethical practice relating to intellectual ownership/property -- Self-reflection -- Ethics and Integrity in Research Checklist -- Further reading -- 5 Reading,Referencing and the Management of Information -- Introduction -- Reading -- Note-taking -- Note-taking and guarding against plagiarism -- Referencing -- Creating, editing and storing references -- Backing-up: better safe than sorry -- Making a note of references -- The management of information -- A lot of fuss about nothing? -- Self-reflection -- Reading, Note-taking, Guarding against Plagiarism, Referencing and the Management of Information Checklist -- Further reading -- 6 Literature Searching -- Introduction -- Defining the parameters of your search (search limiters) and keywords -- Focusing, refining and grouping your keywords -- Digital or print? -- Libraries, librarians - and books -- Google Search -- Google Books -- Journals -- Evaluating sources -- Copyright and licensing restrictions when downloading items from the web -- Self-reflection -- The Top Ten Guide to Searching the Internet Checklist -- Further reading -- 7 The Review of the Literature -- Introduction -- The 'critical review' of the literature -- Theory and theoretical (or conceptual)frameworks -- The 'critical review' in practice -- Reviewing the reviews -- Using quotations -- Self-reflection -- Review of the Literature Checklist -- Further reading -- Part II Selecting Methods of Data Collection -- Introduction -- Constraints -- Reliability and validity -- Thinking about computerized data analysis? -- Not thinking about computerized dataanalysis? -- A reminder! -- Further reading -- 8 The Analysis of Documentary Evidence -- Introduction. 
505 8 |a The nature of documentary evidence -- Approaches to documents -- The location of documents -- The selection of documents -- The critical analysis of documents -- Fact or bias? -- Self-reflection -- The Analysis of Documentary Evidence Checklist -- Further reading -- 9 Using the Internet and Social Media in Research -- Introduction -- Ethical considerations in the use of the Internet and social media for the collection of data -- Social media, the research process and social digital tools -- Using social media in research -- Summary -- Self-reflection -- Using Social Media in Research Checklist -- Further reading -- 10 Designing and Administering Surveys -- Introduction -- Exactly what do you need to find out? -- Question types -- Question wording -- Appearance and layout -- Drawing a sample -- Piloting the survey -- Distribution and return of surveys -- The rights of respondents and your rights and responsibilities -- Non-response -- Analysis of data -- Self-reflection and recap -- Designing and Administering Surveys Checklist -- Further reading -- 11 Planning and Conducting Interviews -- Introduction -- Advantages and disadvantagesof the interview -- The ethics of conducting interviews -- Question wording -- The interview schedule -- Group interviews and focus groups -- Recording interviews -- Skype and Google Hangouts -- Bias - the old enemy -- Remember! -- Self-reflection -- Planning and Conducting Interviews Checklist -- Further reading -- 12 Diaries, Logs, Critical Incidents, Blogs and Vlogs -- Introduction -- Representativeness -- The diary-interview method -- Piloting returns forms and instructions to participants -- Five case studies -- The ethics of diary use -- Blogs and vlogs -- Self-reflection -- Diaries, Logs, Critical Incidents, Blogs and Vlogs Checklist -- Further reading -- 13 Observation -- Introduction -- Unstructured observation. 
505 8 |a Participant observation -- Structured observation and keeping records -- Recording behaviour -- Content -- A few (more) words of warning -- After the event -- Self-reflection -- Observation Checklist -- Further reading -- Part III Interpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings -- 14 Interpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings -- Introduction -- List questions -- Quantity and category questions -- Measures of central tendency -- Coding -- Grids -- Scales -- Verbal questions -- Conclusions -- Self-reflection -- Interpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings Checklist -- Further reading -- 15 Writing the Report -- Introduction -- Getting started -- The final writing task -- Structuring the report -- The need for revision -- Any possibility of plagiarism? -- Evaluating your own research -- Self-reflection -- Writing the Report Checklist -- Further reading -- Glossary -- References -- Index. 
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