Your Research Project

Third Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-84920-461-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 855 g

Reihe: SAGE Study Skills Series

In the third edition of this bestselling book, you'll find everything you need to embark upon your research project and write your proposal with confidence. Written with the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as practitioners in mind, Your Research Project will guide you through the process of formulating a research question, choosing your research methods, planning your research, and writing your proposal. Fully updated and revised, the new edition features: o A comprehensive introduction to the purpose and nature of research o Expanded coverage of writing a research plan or proposal o An overview of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis, as well as more on mixed methods research designs o New sections on digital media and online research methods o Exercises and examples to provide students from across the social sciences with the practical tools needed to succeed in their project. Nicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walliman, Nicholas

Walliman, Nicholas Stephen Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Research and the Research Problem
Aims
Introduction
What Is Research?
What Is It for: The Objectives of Research
Types of Research
The Research Process
Starting Your Own Research
Planning a Research Project
The Next Steps: Finding Your Research Problem Area
Further Reading
Research Theory and the Nature of Knowledge
Aims
Philosophy and the Debate About the Structure of Science and the Nature of Knowledge
Hypothesis
Approaches to Social Research
Conclusions
The Next Steps: The Theoretical Basis of Your Research Project
Further Reading
Concepts, Language and Argument
Aims
Introduction
Concepts and Theory
Language and Argument
Conclusions
The Next Steps: Which Type of Research for Your Topic?
Further Reading
Information and How to Deal With It
Aims
Introduction
Finding the Literature
Dealing With Information
Doing a Literature Review
Conclusions
The Next Steps: Devising your Own Information System and Writing Your Literature Review
Further Reading
Research Methods
Aims
Introduction
Data Collection and Analysis
Collecting Secondary Data
Analysing Secondary Data
Collecting Primary Data
Combined Data Generation and Analysis
Analysing Data
Conclusions
The Next Steps: Which Research Methods Will You Use?
Further Reading
Honesty and Research Ethics
Aims
Introduction
Honesty In Your Work
Situations That Raise Ethical Issues
Ethics Policies, Permissions and Committees
Conclusions
The Next Steps: Plan Your Code of Ethics
Further Reading
Preparing the Research Proposal and Starting to Write
Aims
Introduction
The Recipe for a Successful Research Proposal
Types of Research Proposal
The Main Ingredients and Sequence
Finalizing Your Proposal
How To Get Started With Writing
Conclusions
The Next Steps: Your Research Proposal
Further Reading
Answers to Exercises
Key Words Glossary
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Walliman, Nicholas Stephen Robert
Dr Nicholas Walliman is a qualified architect and Associate Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University and is a former research associate in the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development. He has been engaged on a series of nationally and internationally funded research projects on aspects of building technology and has published many research papers. He has also supervised and examined numerous PhD, MPhil and Masters students. He has published a number of books on doing research and writing papers, dissertations and theses.