The essential guide to doing your research project / (Record no. 28)
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| Classification number | 001.42 OLE |
| Edition number | 22 |
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| Personal name | O'Leary, Zina. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The essential guide to doing your research project / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Zina O'Leary. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | [2nd ed.] |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Los Angeles : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Sage, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 308 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | 1st published 2004 as: Essential guide to doing research. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p.[ 297]-304) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | PART ONE: TAKING THE LEAP INTO THE RESEARCH WORLD<br/> <br/>The challenge of tackling a research project<br/> <br/>So what is this thing called research and why do it?<br/>The need for research knowledge <br/>The potential of research knowledge <br/> <br/>Delving into the 'construct' of research<br/>Ontology and epistemology <br/>Competing positions <br/>The position of the reflexive researcher <br/> <br/>Getting help along the way<br/>The structure of the book <br/>How to get the most out of the book <br/> <br/>PART TWO: GETTING STARTED<br/> <br/>On your mark, get set, go!<br/> <br/>Navigating the process<br/>Understanding your programme <br/>Getting set up <br/>Getting the right advice <br/>Managing the workload <br/> <br/>Staying on course<br/>Finding a balance <br/>Dealing with 'crisis' <br/> <br/>PART THREE: STRIVING FOR INTEGRITY IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS<br/> <br/>Power, politics, ethics and research integrity<br/>Understanding the power game <br/> <br/>Credibility: Integrity in the production of knowledge<br/>Working with appropriate indicators <br/>Managing subjectivities <br/>Capturing 'truth' <br/>Approaching methods with consistency <br/>Making relevant and appropriate arguments <br/>Providing accurate and verifiable research accounts <br/> <br/>Ethics: Integrity and the 'researched'<br/>Legal obligations <br/>Moral obligations <br/>Ethical obligations <br/>Ethics approval processes <br/> <br/>Integrity indicators and checklist<br/> <br/>PART FOUR: DEVELOPING YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION<br/> <br/>The importance of good questions<br/> <br/>Defining your topic<br/>Curiosity and creativity <br/>Looking for inspiration <br/>Practicalities <br/> <br/>From interesting topics to researchable questions<br/>Narrowing in <br/>The need to redefine <br/> <br/>The hypothesis dilemma<br/>Hypothesis defined <br/>Appropriateness <br/> <br/>Characteristics of good questions<br/> <br/>PART FIVE: CRAFTING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL<br/> <br/>The role of the proposal<br/>Demonstrating merits of the research question <br/>Demonstrating merits of the proposed methods <br/>Demonstrating merits of the researcher <br/> <br/>Elements of the proposal<br/> <br/>Writing a winning proposal<br/>Following guidelines <br/>Writing purposively <br/>Drafting and redrafting <br/> <br/>Obstacles and challenges<br/>When your design doesn't fit proposal requirements <br/>When your design is emergent <br/>When want to or need to change direction/method <br/> <br/>PART SIX: WORKING WITH LITERATURE<br/> <br/>The importance of literature<br/> <br/>The role of literature<br/> <br/>Sourcing relevant literature<br/>Types of literature <br/>Calling on 'experts' <br/>Honing your search skills <br/> <br/>Managing the literature<br/>Assessing relevance <br/>Being systematic <br/>Annotating references <br/> <br/>Writing a the formal 'literature review'<br/>Purpose <br/>Coverage <br/>The writing process <br/> <br/>PART SEVEN: DESIGNING A RESEARCH PLAN<br/> <br/>Methodology, methods and tools<br/>The relationship between methodology and methods <br/> <br/>Moving from questions to answers<br/>Finding a path <br/>Hitting the target <br/> <br/>Getting down to the nitty gritty<br/>Fundamental questions <br/>Emergent methodological design <br/> <br/>PART EIGHT: UNDERSTANDING METHODOLOGIES: QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE AND 'MIXED' APPROACHES<br/> <br/>Understanding the quantitative/ qualitative divide<br/> <br/>The quantitative tradition<br/>Scientific/ hypothetico-deductive methods <br/>Experimental design <br/>Exploring a population <br/> <br/>The qualitative tradition<br/>Credibility in qualitative studies <br/>Ethnography <br/>Phenomenology <br/>Ethnomethodology <br/>Understanding feminist approaches <br/> <br/>Mixed methodology<br/>Arguments for mixed methodology <br/>Perspectives and strategies <br/>Challenges and obstacles <br/> <br/>PART NINE: UNDERSTANDING METHODOLOGIES: EVALUATIVE, ACTION-ORIENTED AND EMANCIPATORY STRATEGIES<br/> <br/>Research that attempts to drive change<br/> <br/>Evaluation research<br/>Summative/outcome evaluation <br/>Formative/process evaluation <br/>The politics of evaluative research <br/>Negotiating real-world challenges of evaluative research <br/> <br/>Action research<br/>The scope of action research <br/>Key elements of action research <br/>Challenges associated with action research <br/> <br/>Emancipatory research<br/>Participatory action research <br/>Critical ethnography <br/>Issues in emancipatory research <br/> <br/>PART TEN: SEEKING 'RESPONDENTS'<br/> <br/>Who holds the answer?<br/> <br/>Samples: Selecting elements of a population<br/>Opportunities in working with a 'sample' <br/>Sample selection <br/>Random samples <br/>Non-random samples <br/> <br/>Key informants: Working with experts and insiders<br/>Opportunities in working with key informants <br/>Informant selection <br/> <br/>Cases: Delving into detail<br/>Opportunities in working with cases <br/>Case selection <br/> <br/>PART ELEVEN: DIRECT DATA COLLECTION - SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS<br/> <br/>The challenge of getting data directly from the source<br/> <br/>Surveying<br/>Options and possibilities <br/>Issues and complexities <br/>The survey process <br/>The survey instrument <br/> <br/>Interviewing<br/>Options and possibilities <br/>Issues and complexities <br/>The interview process <br/>Conducting your interview <br/> <br/>PART TWELVE: INDIRECT DATA COLLECTION: WORKING WITH OBSERVATIONS AND EXISTING TEXT<br/> <br/>The challenge of gathering indirect data<br/> <br/>Observation<br/>Options and possibilities <br/>Issues and complexities <br/>The observation process <br/>Receiving, reflecting, recording, authenticating <br/> <br/>Working with existing 'text'<br/>Options and possibilities <br/>Issues and complexities <br/>The process of textual analysis <br/>Delving into documents, history, artefacts, and secondary data <br/> <br/>PART THIRTEEN: ANALYSING QUANTITATIVE DATA<br/> <br/>Moving from raw data to significant findings<br/>Keeping a sense of the overall project <br/>Doing statistical analysis <br/> <br/>Managing data and defining variables<br/>Data management <br/>Understanding variables - cause and effect <br/>Understanding variables - measurements scales <br/> <br/>Descriptive statistics<br/>Measuring central tendency <br/>Measuring dispersion <br/>Measuring the shape of the data <br/> <br/>Inferential statistics<br/>Questions suitable to inferential statistics <br/>Statistical significance <br/>Understanding and selecting the right statistical test <br/> <br/>Presenting quantitative data<br/> <br/>PART FOURTEEN: ANALYZING QUALITATIVE DATA<br/> <br/>The promise of qualitative analysis<br/>Keeping the bigger picture in focus <br/>From raw data to significant findings <br/>QDA software <br/> <br/>The logic of QDA<br/>Balancing creativity and focus <br/>Moving between inductive and deductive reasoning <br/> <br/>The methods of QDA<br/>Identifying biases/ noting impressions <br/>Reducing and coding into themes <br/>Looking for patterns and interconnections <br/>Mapping and building themes <br/>Developing theory <br/>Drawing conclusions <br/> <br/>Specific QDA strategies<br/> <br/>Presenting quantitative data<br/> <br/>PART FIFTEEN: THE CHALLENGE OF WRITING UP<br/> <br/>The writing challenge<br/> <br/>Research as communication<br/>Knowing and engaging your audience <br/>Finding an appropriate structure and style <br/> <br/>The writing process<br/>Writing as analysis <br/>Constructing your 'story' <br/>Developing each section/ chapter <br/>From first to final draft <br/> <br/>The need for exposure<br/>Attending conferences <br/>Giving presentations <br/>Writing and submitting articles <br/> <br/>The final word |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This is a comprehensive, practical and engaging guide to understanding and embarking upon social science research. By adopting a clear and accessible approach, the text encourages students to think about, and engage with, every aspect of the research process. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Research |
| General subdivision | Methodology. |
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| Personal name | O'Leary, Zina. |
| Title of a work | Essential guide to doing research. |
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