About the Author |
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Acknowledgements |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Research and the Research Problem |
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What It is For -- The Objectives of Research |
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Desirable characteristics of research findings |
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Starting Your Own Research |
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28 | (12) |
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Finding and defining a research problem |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (2) |
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Aids to locating and analysing problems |
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Research problem definition |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (4) |
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Planning A Research Project |
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Choosing a research strategy |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (9) |
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The Next Steps: Finding Your Research Problem Area |
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51 | (3) |
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Checklist of activities that will progress your research |
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52 | (2) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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54 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Research Theory and the Nature of Knowledge |
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Philosophy and the Debate About the Structure of Science and the Nature of Knowledge |
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Deduction and the principle of falsification |
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Hypothetico-deductive or scientific method |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (2) |
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Approaches to Social Research |
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72 | (2) |
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The interpretivist approach |
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The reconciliatory approach |
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76 | (1) |
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Structuralism, post-structuralism and postmodernism |
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78 | (3) |
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The Next Steps: the Theoretical Basis of Your Research Project |
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81 | (2) |
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Checklist of activities that will progress your research |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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83 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Concepts, Language and Argument |
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Statements: existent and relational |
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Classification and analogy in argument |
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125 | (3) |
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128 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Which Type of Research for Your Topic? |
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129 | (3) |
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Checklist of activities that will progress your research |
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129 | (2) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Information, and How to Deal With It |
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136 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Search techniques for online catalogues, databases and the Internet |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (14) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (9) |
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Personalized bibliographies |
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156 | (1) |
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Doing A Literature Review |
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157 | (8) |
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158 | (1) |
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Style and content of the review |
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162 | (3) |
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The Next Steps: Devising Your Own Information System and Writing Your Literature Review |
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166 | (3) |
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Checklist of activities that will progress your research |
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166 | (2) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Research Methods |
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172 | (1) |
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Data Collection and Analysis |
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173 | (4) |
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Quantitative and qualitative research |
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174 | (1) |
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The links between perspectives |
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176 | (1) |
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Collecting Secondary Data |
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177 | (3) |
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Types and sources of secondary data |
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178 | (1) |
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Suitability of data for your project |
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179 | (1) |
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Authentication and credibility |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (4) |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (15) |
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Questionnaires and diaries |
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190 | (2) |
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Interviews: structured, semi-structured and open |
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192 | (2) |
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Standardized scales and tests |
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194 | (1) |
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Observations and physical surveys |
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195 | (2) |
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Using the Internet for primary research |
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197 | (2) |
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Combined Data Generation and Analysis |
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199 | (10) |
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Laboratory and field experiments |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (5) |
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209 | (19) |
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210 | (5) |
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215 | (10) |
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Qualitative analysis of texts, documents and discourse |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Which Research Methods Will You Use? |
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229 | (3) |
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Checklist of activities that will progress your research |
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229 | (3) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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232 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Honesty and Research Ethics |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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Intellectual ownership and plagiarism |
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240 | (1) |
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Citation and acknowledgement |
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241 | (1) |
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Responsibility and accountability of the researcher |
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242 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Situations that Raise Ethical Issues |
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245 | (15) |
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246 | (4) |
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250 | (3) |
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Carrying out the research |
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253 | (7) |
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Ethics Policies, Permissions and Committees |
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260 | (7) |
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264 | (3) |
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267 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Plan Your Code of Ethics |
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268 | (5) |
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Checklist of activities that will progress your research |
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268 | (4) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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272 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Preparing the Research Proposal and Starting to Write |
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275 | (64) |
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The Recipe For A Successful Research Proposal |
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277 | (1) |
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Types of Research Proposal |
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277 | (2) |
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The Main Ingredients and Sequence |
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279 | (13) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (5) |
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Definition of research objectives |
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287 | (1) |
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Possible outcomes of the research |
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290 | (1) |
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Additional information for proposals for funded research |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (22) |
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299 | (15) |
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How to Get Started with Writing |
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314 | (18) |
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315 | (1) |
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Forming the structure and preparing an outline |
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316 | (3) |
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Retrieving and organizing notes |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (7) |
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327 | (1) |
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Bibliographies, references and footnotes |
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328 | (4) |
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332 | (1) |
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The Next Steps: Your Research Proposal |
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332 | (4) |
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Checklist of activities that will progress your research |
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333 | (2) |
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Consolidation and assessment |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (3) |
Answers to Exercises |
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Key Words Glossary |
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359 | (10) |
References |
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Index |
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