The Research Journal

A Reflective Tool for Your First Independent Research Project
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4473-5278-5
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 170 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Are you worried about how to get your research project started and how to keep it on track? Do you wish you had help in gathering your thoughts and developing your ideas?

This brilliant book is a great guide for students undertaking their first piece of independent research. Regular critical reflection is an invaluable tool for helping you gain new insights, deal with practical issues as they arise and develop your understanding. This book gets you started in the habit of using a research journal.

Offering a systematic but flexible framework, the book enables you to:

• reflect at a deeper level about all aspects of your research;

• develop your arguments and ideas;

• process each part of your research project or dissertation;

• consider and confront challenges you may face in your project.

Including key definitions, top tips and helpful exercises, the book will be invaluable to any student undertaking independent research across the social sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bassot, Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

PART 1 ENGAGING IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS

Theme 1 Journal writing

Theme 2 Making a good start

Theme 3 Time management

Theme 4 Reading for research

Theme 5 Key research terminology

Theme 6 Research ethics

Theme 7 Support and feedback

Theme 8 Research management

Theme 9 Motivation

Theme 10 Submission and review

PART 2: MY RESEARCH PROJECT

The research process

The introduction

Literature review

Methodology

Data analysis

Discussion

Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Bassot, Barbara
Barbara Bassot is an Associate of Canterbury Christ Church University, UK where she worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Career and Personal Development for a number of years. She lectured on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and regularly supervised students doing their first piece of independent research. She has published a number of books on research methods, reflective practice and career development.

Barbara Bassot is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Career and Personal Development at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. She lectures on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and regularly supervises students doing their first piece of independent research.