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List of Figures and Tables |
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About the Authors |
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Preface |
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How to use this book |
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Acknowledgements |
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The IS and computing disciplines |
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`I just want to develop a computer-based system' |
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Rigour and relevance in research |
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2 The Purpose and Products of Research |
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Reasons for doing research |
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Possible products - the outcomes of research |
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Finding and choosing research topics |
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Evaluating the purpose and products of research |
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3 Overview of the Research Process |
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A model of the research process |
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Alternative models of the research process |
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41 | (2) |
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Evaluating the research process |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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The current digital landscape |
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Digital transforming research |
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48 | (1) |
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The dos and don'ts of using online channels for your literature review |
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Research strategies and methods |
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51 | (2) |
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Legal and ethical aspects of being a digital researcher |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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5 Participants and Research Ethics |
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58 | (19) |
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Rights of people directly involved |
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60 | (4) |
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Responsibilities of an ethical researcher |
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64 | (4) |
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Design and creation projects and ethics |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (2) |
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Evaluating research ethics |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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6 Reviewing the Literature |
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Purpose of a literature review |
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79 | (5) |
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The web and literature reviews |
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84 | (1) |
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Conducting a literature review |
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85 | (10) |
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Evaluating literature reviews |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (16) |
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98 | (1) |
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Planning and designing surveys |
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Grounded theory and surveys |
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107 | (1) |
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Surveys in the digital age |
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108 | (1) |
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Examples of surveys in IS and computing research |
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109 | (1) |
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Evaluating survey-based research |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (18) |
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Defining design and creation |
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114 | (3) |
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Planning and conducting design and creation research |
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117 | (7) |
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Creative computing and digital art |
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124 | (1) |
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Examples of design and creation research in IS and computing |
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125 | (2) |
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Evaluating design and creation research |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (15) |
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132 | (2) |
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Planning and conducting experiments |
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134 | (7) |
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The internet and experiments |
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141 | (1) |
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Examples of experiments in IS and computing research |
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142 | (1) |
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Evaluating experiment-based research |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (13) |
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147 | (2) |
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Planning and conducting case studies |
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149 | (5) |
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The internet and case studies |
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154 | (1) |
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Examples of case studies in IS and computing research |
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155 | (1) |
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Evaluating case study-based research |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (20) |
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160 | (2) |
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Planning and conducting action research |
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162 | (6) |
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Developments in action research |
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The internet and action research |
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173 | (1) |
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Examples of action research in IS and computing |
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173 | (1) |
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Evaluating action research |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (13) |
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180 | (2) |
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Planning and conducting an ethnography |
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182 | (4) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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Examples of ethnography in IS and computing research |
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188 | (1) |
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Evaluating ethnography-based research |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (18) |
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193 | (1) |
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Planning and conducting interviews |
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194 | (7) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (2) |
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Examples of interviews in IS and computing research |
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205 | (1) |
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Evaluating interview-based research |
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206 | (3) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (16) |
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211 | (2) |
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Planning and conducting systematic observation |
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213 | (4) |
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Planning and conducting participant observation |
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217 | (4) |
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221 | (1) |
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Examples of observations in IS and computing research |
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221 | (1) |
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Evaluating observation-based research |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (15) |
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227 | (1) |
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Planning and designing questionnaires |
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228 | (9) |
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Examples of questionnaires in IS and computing research |
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237 | (1) |
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Evaluating questionnaire-based research |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (12) |
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242 | (2) |
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Planning and conducting document-based research |
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244 | (4) |
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Digitally-based documents |
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248 | (1) |
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Examples of documents in IS and computing research |
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249 | (1) |
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Evaluating document-based research |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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17 Quantitative Data Analysis |
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254 | (21) |
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Defining quantitative data analysis |
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254 | (2) |
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Types of quantitative data |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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Visual aids for quantitative data analysis |
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258 | (5) |
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Using statistics for quantitative data analysis |
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263 | (8) |
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Interpretation of data analysis results |
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271 | (1) |
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Evaluating quantitative data analysis |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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18 Qualitative Data Analysis |
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275 | (14) |
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Defining qualitative data analysis |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (5) |
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Analysing non-textual qualitative data |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (2) |
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Computer-aided qualitative analysis |
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284 | (1) |
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Evaluating qualitative data analysis |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (1) |
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19 Philosophical Paradigms - Positivism |
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`Do I have to study this philosophical stuff?' |
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290 | (1) |
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Positivism and the scientific method |
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291 | (3) |
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Characteristics of positivism |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (2) |
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Evaluating positivist research |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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20 Alternative Philosophical Paradigms |
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300 | (18) |
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301 | (1) |
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Characteristics of interpretivism |
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301 | (4) |
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305 | (1) |
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Characteristics of critical research |
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306 | (2) |
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Linking research strategies to philosophical paradigms |
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308 | (5) |
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Which paradigm to choose? |
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313 | (1) |
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Evaluating interpretive and critical research |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (2) |
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21 Presentation of the Research |
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318 | (17) |
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319 | (5) |
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Conference paper presentations |
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324 | (4) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (2) |
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Evaluating and critiquing presentations |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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Final Words |
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335 | (2) |
Index |
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