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How to Research

ISBN: 9780335209033 | 0335209033
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Open University Press
Pub. Date: 7/1/2001

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Praise for the first edition: "an immensely useful resource." - Nursing Times Research "..As a graduate research student, I have come across a number of books claiming to inform the reader 'how to research', and have become sceptical...This book challenges that sceptism and is to be warmly welcomed." - Research Policy and Planning "..an excellent choice for any student about to start a research project for the first time." - British Journal of Educational Technology How to Research 2nd Edition is about the practice and experience of doing research in the social sciences as well as in related subjects such as education, business studies and health and social care. It is aimed at those, particularly the less experienced, who are involved in small-scale research projects at college or at work. The book is written in an original, accessible and jargon free style using a variety of different forms of presentation to support the researcher. How to Research 2nd Edition offers: * a series of useful exercises to help progress research thinking * a wide range of examples taken from a variety of subject areas * extensive annotated bibliographies for further reading * practical hints for all stages of the research process This new edition has been completely revised with up-to-date bibliographies and has new sections on choosing the appropriate method; internet research; and searching the internet. An essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate research methods courses in the social sciences and invaluable for anyone carrying out research as part of a workplace assignment.
List of exercises
viii
List of boxes
x
Acknowledgementsxiv
Thinking abo... MORE
1(20)
Introduction
1(1)
What is research?
2(7)
Why research?
9(4)
What is original?
13(1)
Truth, power and values
14(2)
How to use this book
16(3)
What is different about this edition?
19(1)
Summary
19(1)
Further reading
19(2)
Getting started
21(32)
Introduction
21(1)
Choosing a topic
22(8)
What to do if you can't think of a topic
30(4)
Focusing
34(9)
Finding and choosing your supervisor
43(3)
Individual and group research
46(2)
Keeping your research diary
48(3)
Summary
51(1)
Further reading
51(2)
Thinking about methods
53(44)
Introduction
53(1)
Everyday research skills
54(5)
Which method is best?
59(3)
Families, approaches and techniques
62(5)
Action research
67(4)
Case studies
71(3)
Experiments
74(3)
Surveys
77(2)
Which methods suit?
79(6)
Deciding about methods
85(1)
Summary
86(1)
Further reading
87(10)
Reading for research
97(33)
Introduction
97(1)
Why read?
98(1)
Coping with the research literature
98(2)
Basic reading strategies
100(4)
Using libraries
104(3)
Using the Internet
107(4)
Good enough reading
111(6)
Reading about method as well as subject
117(2)
Recording your reading
119(1)
The literature review
120(3)
Issues in reading
123(4)
Summary
127(1)
Further reading
128(2)
Managing your project
130(23)
Introduction
130(1)
Managing time
131(2)
Mapping your project
133(2)
Piloting
135(2)
Dealing with key figures and institutions
137(5)
Sharing responsibility
142(3)
Using wordprocessors and computers
145(3)
Managing not to get demoralized when things do not go as planned
148(2)
Summary
150(1)
Further reading
151(2)
Collecting data
153(39)
Introduction
153(1)
Access and ethical issues
154(7)
Sampling and selection
161(3)
Applying techniques to data collection
164(3)
Documents
167(4)
Interviews
171(5)
Observations
176(3)
Questionnaires
179(3)
Recording your progress
182(3)
The ups and downs of data collection
185(3)
Summary
188(1)
Further reading
188(4)
Analysis data
192(35)
Introduction
192(1)
The shape of your data
193(3)
The nature of data
196(6)
Managing your data
202(1)
Computer-based analysis
203(2)
The process of analysis
205(2)
Analysing documents
207(3)
Analysing interviews
210(2)
Analysing observations
212(3)
Analysing questionnaires
215(3)
Interpretation
218(4)
Summary
222(1)
Further reading
222(5)
Writing up
227(26)
Introduction
227(1)
Drafting and redrafting
228(6)
How to argue
234(4)
How to criticize
238(2)
Whom am I writing for?
240(6)
Grammar, punctuation and spelling
246(1)
Using tables, diagrams and other illustrations
247(1)
Panics
247(3)
Summary
250(1)
Further reading
251(2)
Finishing off
253(24)
Introduction
253(1)
Planning to finish?
254(1)
The penultimate and final drafts
255(3)
Added extras
258(3)
The process of assessment
261(6)
What do I do now?
267(2)
Summary
269(1)
Further reading
270(7)
References277(7)
Index284
Dr Loraine Blaxter is a Lecturer in Continuing Education at the University of Warwick Dr Christina Hughes is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Warwick Professor Malcolm Tight works in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Warwick

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