000			01834nam a22001937a 4500
999			_c36284 _d36284
020			_a978-0-367-69408-1
040			_aBC-EPAU
041			_aeng
100			_aWalliman, Nicholas
245			_a Research methods : _b the basics
260			_aAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : _bRoutledge _c2022
300			_axi, 267 pages : _b ill. ; _c 21 cm.
942			_c01 _t0313 _u3.8
994			_a03130224
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts - the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, the second explains the specific methods used to conduct an effective research project and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. This book covers: Reasons for doing a research project ; Structuring and planning a research project ; The ethical issues involved in research ; Different types of data and how they are measured ; Collecting primary and secondary data ; Analysing qualitative and quantitative data ; Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research ; Devising a research proposal and writing up the research ; Motivation and quality of work. Complete with student learning tasks at the end of each section, a glossary of key terms and guides to further reading, Research Methods: The Basics is the essential text for anyone coming to research for the first time"--
653			_aHumanities -- Research -- Methodology
653			_aSocial sciences -- Research -- Methodology