Introduction to Research Methods 5th Edition

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS contains everything from developing an initial idea into a proposal, through to analysing data and reporting results. Whether you have to undertake a project as part of your coursework, or as part of your employment, or simply because you are fascinated by something you have observed and want to find out more, this book offers you advice on how to turn your ideas into a workable project. Specifically it will show you how to:

Choose your research methods

Choose your participants

Prepare a research proposal

Construct questionnaires

Conduct interviews and focus groups

Analyse your data

Report your findings

Be an ethical researcher

DR CATHERINE DAWSON has worked as a researcher since the mid-1980s and has taught on research methods courses at university. She has also written extensively for academic journals on a wide range of subjects including research methodology. In this book she explains complicated issues in a way that can be understood by anyone who is interested in their topic.

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS contains everything from developing an initial idea into a proposal, through to analysing data and reporting results. Whether you have to undertake a project as part of your coursework, or as part of your employment, or simply because you are fascinated by something you have observed and want to find out more, this book offers you advice on how to turn your ideas into a workable project. Specifically it will show you how to: Choose your research methodsChoose your participantsPrepare a research proposalConstruct questionnairesConduct interviews and focus groupsAnalyse your dataReport your findings Be an ethical researcher

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