Ground rules for social research : guidelines for good practice / Martyn Denscombe.
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TextSeries: Open UP study skillsPublisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England : Open University Press, 2010Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xi, 236 pages : illustrationsContent type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780335239375 (ebook)Uniform titles: Ground rules for good research Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research | Society | Society & social sciences | Social research & statistics | Stationery itemsGenre/Form: LOC classification: H62 | .D399 2010Online access: Open e-book Also available in printed form ISBN 9780335233816Summary: This text identifies key ideas and practices that underlie good research and provides clear guidelines to help newcomers and experienced researchers alike to design and conduct projects. Ground Rules for Social Research is a user-friendly resource for people doing small-scale social research projects. It focuses on the key ideas and practices that underlie good research and provides clear guidelines to newcomers and experienced researchers alike.The book is written for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional students in the social sciences, business studies, health studies, media studies and education who need to undertake research projects as part of their studies.Key features of the book include: The identification of 12 ground rules for good social research Checklists to help researchers evaluate their approach and avoid fundamental errors A clear and jargon-free styleThis new edition of the book builds on the features that made the first edition so successful, adding: New chapters on research design and research philosophy An increased focus on mixed methods research More examples and illustrations Updated material relating to the internet and online research
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Previous edition: published as Ground rules for good research. 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text identifies key ideas and practices that underlie good research and provides clear guidelines to help newcomers and experienced researchers alike to design and conduct projects. Ground Rules for Social Research is a user-friendly resource for people doing small-scale social research projects. It focuses on the key ideas and practices that underlie good research and provides clear guidelines to newcomers and experienced researchers alike.The book is written for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional students in the social sciences, business studies, health studies, media studies and education who need to undertake research projects as part of their studies.Key features of the book include: The identification of 12 ground rules for good social research Checklists to help researchers evaluate their approach and avoid fundamental errors A clear and jargon-free styleThis new edition of the book builds on the features that made the first edition so successful, adding: New chapters on research design and research philosophy An increased focus on mixed methods research More examples and illustrations Updated material relating to the internet and online research
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780335233816
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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