TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ross, Liz
AU  - Matthews, Bob
TI  - Research methods : a practical guide for the social sciences
SN  - 9781405858502 
U1  - 001.42 MAT 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Harlow [etc]
PB  - Pearson Longman
KW  - Social sciences - Research - Methodology - Handbooks, manuals, etc
N1  - What is research? -- Knowledge, theories, paradigms, and perspectives -- The nature of data -- Research questions, hypotheses, and operational definitions -- Research as an ethical and cultural issue -- Planning a research project -- Reviewing the literature -- Research design -- Choosing methods -- Sampling -- Research proposals -- Collecting data -- Data collection skills -- Questionnaires -- Semi-structured interviews -- Focus groups -- Observation -- Narrative data -- Documents -- Secondary sources of data
ER  -