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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 416 pages, kõrgus x laius: 232x186 mm, kaal: 760 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Dec-2019
  • Kirjastus: Sage Publications Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1526441209
  • ISBN-13: 9781526441201
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 416 pages, kõrgus x laius: 232x186 mm, kaal: 760 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 20-Dec-2019
  • Kirjastus: Sage Publications Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1526441209
  • ISBN-13: 9781526441201
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With a calming, reassuring tone, Nicholas Walliman gives you the ability and confidence to plan, design, and prepare for your research project.  The new edition of this bestselling book will help you:



- Explain research theory within the context of your own project  



- Curate, structure, and format your literature review



- Anticipate the challenges of social media and web-based research



- Apply how to tips quickly to your own research planning and design



- Monitor your progress in the field with checklists



- Develop writing habits to use as a springboard for dissertations, reports, and articles



- Build a foundation of practical, general research skills like time management, organization, and critical thinking to carry you beyond your project.  











New to the 4th Edition:



- New step-by-step chapter on how to write a successful research proposal 





- New chapter Writing Strategies offers guidelines for different assignments to help carry students beyond their research proposal





- More How To examples of literature reviews, proposals and ethics applications





- Expanded coverage of literature review strategies - more emphasis on accessing on-line resources and use of the internet





- Enhanced checklists of issues for consideration or tasks students should undertake in order to progress their work





- More information surrounding online and social media research and implications on information sourcing, ethics, and methods 





- Increased coverage of the research methods section to include more practical support and additional information on mixed-methods 





- Further stresses the importance of avoiding plagiarism with an expanded section on this topic.



 
About the Author xv
Acknowledgements xvi
Introduction xvii
Particular features of the book
xviii
Structure and outline of the book
xviii
1 Types of Research and the Research Problem: Beginning Your Project 1(52)
Aims
1(1)
Introduction
2(1)
What is research?
2(4)
What it is for - the objectives of research
6(2)
Types of research
8(12)
Historical
9(1)
Comparative
10(1)
Descriptive
11(1)
Correlation
12(1)
Experimental
13(2)
Evaluation
15(2)
Action
17(1)
Ethnogenic
17(1)
Feminist
18(1)
Cultural
19(1)
The research process
20(7)
Desirable characteristics of research findings
24(3)
Starting your own research
27(6)
Finding and defining a research problem
27(2)
Some common mistakes
29(2)
Aids to locating and analysing problems
31(2)
Initial literature review and defining the problem area
33(1)
Research problem definition
33(5)
The sub problems
34(1)
Second review of literature
35(3)
Planning a research project
38(2)
Exploration
39(1)
Testing out
39(1)
Problem-solving
39(1)
Which type of research lends itself best to gaining a research degree?
39(1)
Your project plan
40(8)
The next steps: finding your research problem area
48(2)
Consolidation and assessment
50(1)
Further reading
51(2)
2 Research Theory and the Nature of Knowledge: Understanding Philosophies and Approaches 53(26)
Aims
53(1)
Introduction
54(1)
Scientific enquiry
55(1)
Pure induction
56(2)
Deduction and the principle of falsification
58(2)
Hypothesis
58(1)
Falsification
59(1)
Hypothetico-deductive or scientific method
60(2)
Critical rationalism
62(1)
Relativism
62(3)
'Anti-method' stance
65(1)
Approaches to social research
66(9)
The positivist approach
67(2)
The interpretivist approach
69(1)
The reconciliatory approach
70(1)
Critical realism
71(2)
Structuralism, post-structuralism and postmodernism
73(2)
Conclusions
75(1)
The next steps: the theoretical basis of your research project
75(2)
Consolidation and assessment
77(1)
Further reading
77(2)
3 Using Language and Understanding Arguments 79(40)
Aims
79(1)
Introduction
80(1)
Concepts and theory
80(10)
Concepts
80(2)
Abstract and concrete concepts
82(1)
Concept measurement
83(3)
Levels of measurement
86(4)
Theory
90(5)
Theoretical statements
93(2)
Language and argument
95(4)
Statements: existent and relational
96(3)
Discourse and argument
99(14)
Using argument
101(2)
Deductive and inductive arguments
103(2)
Logic in argument
105(3)
Fallacies in argument
108(2)
Classification and analogy in argument
110(3)
Conclusions
113(1)
The next steps: which type of research for your topic?
114(2)
Consolidation and assessment
116(1)
Further reading
117(2)
4 Finding, Organizing and Retrieving Information 119(28)
Aims
119(1)
Introduction
120(1)
Finding the literature
120(8)
Sources of information
120(1)
The Internet
121(1)
Evaluating Web sources
122(1)
Libraries
123(5)
Reading
128(4)
Note-taking
132(9)
Reasons for taking notes
132(1)
Note-taking techniques
133(3)
Collecting and ordering your notes
136(5)
Personalized bibliographies
141(1)
Conclusions
141(1)
The next steps: devising your own information system and writing your literature review
142(2)
Consolidation and assessment
144(1)
Further reading
145(2)
5 Doing Your Literature Review, Forming Original Ideas and Defining Your Research Topic 147(20)
Aims
147(1)
Introduction
148(1)
Doing a literature review
148(1)
Critical reading skills
149(1)
Different strategies explained in more detail
150(3)
Critical appraisal
151(1)
State of the art
151(1)
Different and competing theories
152(1)
Methodology review
152(1)
Cross-disciplinary exploration
152(1)
Historical overview
153(1)
Doing the review
153(1)
Style and content of the review
154(3)
Forming original ideas and defining your research project
157(6)
Conclusions
163(1)
The next steps: Writing your literature review and defining your research project, and exploring appropriate research methods
164(1)
Consolidation and assessment
165(1)
Further reading
165(2)
6 Honesty and Research Ethics: Establishing an Ethical Code 167(43)
Aims
167(1)
Introduction
168(1)
Honesty in your work and avoiding plagiarism
168(6)
Intellectual ownership and plagiarism
168(1)
Acknowledgement of other people's work through citation and referencing
169(2)
Responsibility and accountability of the researcher
171(1)
Data and interpretations
171(3)
Where do you stand?
174(1)
Situations that raise ethical issues
175(1)
Research aims
175(1)
Means and ends
176(1)
Ethics in relation to other people
176(6)
Terminology
177(1)
Roles of researcher and researched
178(1)
Participants
179(3)
Carrying out the research
182(4)
Potential harm and gain
182(2)
Interviews and questionnaires
184(1)
Participant involvement: experiments, observations, groups
184(1)
Sensitive material
184(1)
Honesty, deception and covert methods
185(1)
Using assistants or delegating tasks
185(1)
Social media research
186(3)
Dealing with data
189(3)
Storing and transmitting data
189(1)
Analysing the data and getting results
189(3)
Ethics policies, permissions and committees in organizations
192(10)
Ethics committees
200(2)
Conclusions
202(1)
The next steps: plan your code of ethics
203(4)
Consolidation and assessment
207(1)
Further reading
208(2)
7 Research Methods: Choosing the Best Methods for Your Project 210(74)
Aims
210(1)
Introduction
211(1)
Data collection and analysis
211(4)
Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research
212(1)
Research strategies
213(2)
Collecting secondary data
215(3)
Types and sources of secondary data
216(1)
Suitability of data for your project
217(1)
Authentication and credibility
218(1)
Analysing secondary data
218(4)
Content analysis
218(3)
Data mining
221(1)
Meta-analysis
221(1)
Collecting primary data
222(13)
Survey research
223(1)
Sampling
223(5)
Questionnaires
228(2)
Diaries
230(1)
Interviews: structured, semi-structured and open
230(2)
Standardized scales and tests
232(1)
Accounts
233(1)
Observations and physical surveys
234(1)
Using the Internet for primary research
235(3)
Combined data generation and analysis
238(1)
Laboratory and field experiments
239(9)
Types of experiment
240(3)
Models
243(5)
Analysing primary data
248(1)
Quantitative analysis
249(6)
Statistics
250(5)
Qualitative analysis
255(10)
Preliminary analysis during data collection
256(1)
Typologies, taxonomies and coding
256(1)
Pattern coding, memoing and interim summary
257(2)
Further techniques during data collection
259(1)
Main analysis during and after data collection
260(5)
Qualitative analysis of texts, documents and discourse
265(3)
Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research
268(3)
Mixed methods
268(1)
How to use mixed methods research
269(2)
Data management and mixing
271(1)
Interdisciplinary research
271(2)
Conclusions
273(1)
The next steps: which research methods will you use?
273(3)
Consolidation and assessment
276(1)
Further reading
276(8)
8 The Research Proposal: Planning and Structuring Your Ideas 284(43)
Aims
284(1)
Introduction
285(1)
Defining your research project
285(2)
The recipe for a successful research proposal
287(34)
Types of research proposal
288(1)
The main ingredients and sequence
289(1)
The title
289(1)
Aims of the research
290(1)
The background and literature review
291(1)
The research problem
292(6)
Outline of methods
298(1)
Possible outcomes of the research
299(1)
Additional information for proposals for funded research
300(2)
Finalizing your proposal
302(6)
Successful proposals
308(13)
Conclusions
321(1)
The next steps: your research proposal
322(2)
Consolidation and assessment
324(1)
Further reading
325(2)
9 Writing Strategies: Getting Started and Maintaining Momentum Throughout Your Project 327(32)
Aims
327(1)
Introduction
328(1)
Where to begin on your dissertation or thesis
328(2)
The writing process
330(15)
Forming the structure and preparing an outline
330(3)
Retrieving and organizing notes
333(1)
Drafting and redrafting
334(1)
Paragraphs
335(2)
Illustrations
337(1)
Quotations
337(1)
Punctuation
338(1)
Spelling
339(1)
Tables and figures
340(1)
Bibliographies, references and footnotes
341(4)
Motivation and maintaining momentum
345(1)
Other types of writing you might need to do
346(8)
Presentations
346(2)
Posters
348(3)
Conference papers
351(1)
Research papers for refereed academic journals
351(2)
Progress reports
353(1)
Articles
353(1)
Conclusions
354(1)
The next steps: getting to write your thesis or dissertation or research report
354(2)
Consolidation and assessment
356(1)
Further reading
356(3)
Answers to Exercises 359(18)
Key Words Glossary 377(10)
References 387(5)
Index 392
Dr Nicholas Walliman is a qualified architect and Associate Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University and is a former research associate in the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development. He has been engaged on a series of nationally and internationally funded research projects on aspects of building technology and has published many research papers. He has also supervised and examined numerous PhD, MPhil and Masters students. He has published a number of books on doing research and writing papers, dissertations and theses.