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Bibliographic Details
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.
Subjects:
Education-Research.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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