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9789386062901 (paperback) |
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Rs350.00 |
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Indian Institute for Human Settlements-Bangalore |
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rda |
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23 |
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300.721 FLI |
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010819 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Flick, Uwe. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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Introducing research methodology : |
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a beginner's guide to doing a research project / |
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Uwe Flick. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd., |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2017. |
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New Delhi : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xxii, 295 pages ; |
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24 cm |
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text |
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| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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pt. I Orientation<br/>1.Why Social Research?<br/>What is Social Research?<br/>The Tasks of Social Research<br/>What Can You Achieve with Social Research?<br/>Quantitative and Qualitative Research<br/>Doing Research On-site and Doing it Online<br/>Why and How Research Can Be Fun<br/>Orientation in the Field of Social Research<br/>2.Worldviews in Social Research<br/>Introduction<br/>Positivism<br/>Critical Rationalism<br/>Interpretative Paradigm<br/>Constructionism<br/>Social Research between Fundamentalism and Pragmatism<br/>Conclusion<br/>Guideline Questions for Locating Procedures in Epistemology<br/>3.Ethical Issues in Social Research<br/>Principles of Ethically Acceptable Research<br/>Informed Consent<br/>Confidentiality, Anonymity and Data Protection<br/>How to Avoid Causing Harm to Participants<br/>Codes of Ethics<br/>Ethics Committees<br/>Rules of Good Scientific Practice<br/>Research Ethics: Cases and Mass Research<br/>Research Ethics in Online Research<br/>Contents note continued: Conclusion<br/>Checklist for Taking Ethical Issues into Account<br/>4.From Research Idea to Research Question<br/>Starting Points for Research<br/>Origins of Research Questions<br/>Characteristics of Research Questions<br/>Good Research Questions, Bad Research Questions<br/>The Use of Hypotheses<br/>Checklist for Formulating Research Questions<br/>pt. II Planning and Design<br/>5.Reading and Reviewing the Literature<br/>The Scope of a Literature Review<br/>What Do We Mean by 'Literature?<br/>Finding Literature<br/>Areas of Literature<br/>Reading Empirical Studies<br/>Using the Literature<br/>Documentation and Referencing<br/>Plagiarism and How to Avoid it<br/>Checklist for Finding, Assessing and Reviewing Literature<br/>6.Planning Social Research: Steps in the Research Process<br/>Overview of the Research Process<br/>The Research Process in Quantitative Research<br/>The Research Process in Qualitative Research<br/>Contents note continued: Comparing the Processes of Quantitative and Qualitative Research<br/>Checklist for Planning an Empirical Study<br/>7.Designing Social Research<br/>Writing a Proposal for a Research Project<br/>Developing a Timescale<br/>Designing a Study<br/>Sampling<br/>Checklist for Designing an Empirical Study<br/>8.Deciding on Your Methods<br/>Decisions in the Research Process<br/>Decisions in Quantitative Research<br/>Decisions in Qualitative Research<br/>Decisions within Quantitative and Qualitative Research<br/>Deciding between Qualitative and Quantitative Research<br/>Deciding between Doing Research On-site or Online<br/>Deciding on Specific Approaches to Research<br/>Reflection Halfway through the Process<br/>Checklist for Choosing a Specific Method<br/>pt. III Working with Data<br/>9.Collecting Quantitative and Qualitative Data<br/>Surveys and Interviews<br/>Observation<br/>Working with Documents<br/>Obtaining and Documenting Information<br/>Checklist for Designing Data Collection<br/>Contents note continued: 10.Analyzing Quantitative and Qualitative Data<br/>Content Analysis<br/>Quantitative Data Analysis<br/>Qualitative Analysis<br/>Case Studies and Typologies<br/>Checklist for Analyzing Data<br/>11.E-Research: Doing Social Research Online<br/>What is E-Research and Why Do it?<br/>Sampling and Access<br/>Online Surveys, Interviews and Focus Groups<br/>Virtual Ethnography<br/>Analyzing Internet Documents and Interactions<br/>E-Research Today: Using Web 2.0<br/>Checklist for Designing Social Research Online<br/>12.Triangulation and Mixed Methods<br/>Limits of Quantitative Research<br/>Limits of Qualitative Research<br/>Combining Different Approaches<br/>Mixed Methods<br/>Triangulation<br/>E-Research as a Complementary Strategy<br/>Pragmatism and the Issue as Points of Reference<br/>Triangulation in Social Research and its Limits<br/>Checklist for Designing Combinations of Methods<br/>pt. IV Reflection and Writing<br/>13.What is Good Research? Evaluating Your Research Project<br/>Contents note continued: Evaluating Empirical Studies<br/>Quality and Evaluation of Quantitative Research<br/>Quality and Evaluation of Qualitative Research<br/>Generalization<br/>Standards and Quality in E-Research<br/>Checklist for Evaluating a Research Project<br/>14.Writing up Research and Using Results<br/>Goals of Writing Up Social Research<br/>Writing Up Quantitative Research<br/>Writing Up Qualitative Research<br/>Issues of Writing<br/>Outlets for Writing<br/>Feeding Back Results to Participants<br/>Using Data in Debate<br/>Checklist for Presenting Empirical Procedures. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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This book takes readers through the process of producing a research project. It gives readers the fundamental data collection and analysis skills that they need for their first project, as well as a good understanding of the research process as a whole. It covers both quantitative and qualitative methods, and contains plenty of real-life examples from the author's own research. The book will help readers to answer questions such as: why do social research in the first place? how do I develop a researchable question? what is a literature review and how do I conduct one? how could I collect and analyze data? what if I want to do my research online? |
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Social sciences |
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Research |
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Methodology. |
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Social sciences |
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Research. |
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Research |
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Methodology. |
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Book |
