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Introducing research methodology : a beginner's guide to doing a research project / Uwe Flick.

By: Publisher: New Delhi : Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2017Description: xxii, 295 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789386062901 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 300.721 FLI 010819
Contents:
pt. I Orientation 1.Why Social Research? What is Social Research? The Tasks of Social Research What Can You Achieve with Social Research? Quantitative and Qualitative Research Doing Research On-site and Doing it Online Why and How Research Can Be Fun Orientation in the Field of Social Research 2.Worldviews in Social Research Introduction Positivism Critical Rationalism Interpretative Paradigm Constructionism Social Research between Fundamentalism and Pragmatism Conclusion Guideline Questions for Locating Procedures in Epistemology 3.Ethical Issues in Social Research Principles of Ethically Acceptable Research Informed Consent Confidentiality, Anonymity and Data Protection How to Avoid Causing Harm to Participants Codes of Ethics Ethics Committees Rules of Good Scientific Practice Research Ethics: Cases and Mass Research Research Ethics in Online Research Contents note continued: Conclusion Checklist for Taking Ethical Issues into Account 4.From Research Idea to Research Question Starting Points for Research Origins of Research Questions Characteristics of Research Questions Good Research Questions, Bad Research Questions The Use of Hypotheses Checklist for Formulating Research Questions pt. II Planning and Design 5.Reading and Reviewing the Literature The Scope of a Literature Review What Do We Mean by 'Literature? Finding Literature Areas of Literature Reading Empirical Studies Using the Literature Documentation and Referencing Plagiarism and How to Avoid it Checklist for Finding, Assessing and Reviewing Literature 6.Planning Social Research: Steps in the Research Process Overview of the Research Process The Research Process in Quantitative Research The Research Process in Qualitative Research Contents note continued: Comparing the Processes of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Checklist for Planning an Empirical Study 7.Designing Social Research Writing a Proposal for a Research Project Developing a Timescale Designing a Study Sampling Checklist for Designing an Empirical Study 8.Deciding on Your Methods Decisions in the Research Process Decisions in Quantitative Research Decisions in Qualitative Research Decisions within Quantitative and Qualitative Research Deciding between Qualitative and Quantitative Research Deciding between Doing Research On-site or Online Deciding on Specific Approaches to Research Reflection Halfway through the Process Checklist for Choosing a Specific Method pt. III Working with Data 9.Collecting Quantitative and Qualitative Data Surveys and Interviews Observation Working with Documents Obtaining and Documenting Information Checklist for Designing Data Collection Contents note continued: 10.Analyzing Quantitative and Qualitative Data Content Analysis Quantitative Data Analysis Qualitative Analysis Case Studies and Typologies Checklist for Analyzing Data 11.E-Research: Doing Social Research Online What is E-Research and Why Do it? Sampling and Access Online Surveys, Interviews and Focus Groups Virtual Ethnography Analyzing Internet Documents and Interactions E-Research Today: Using Web 2.0 Checklist for Designing Social Research Online 12.Triangulation and Mixed Methods Limits of Quantitative Research Limits of Qualitative Research Combining Different Approaches Mixed Methods Triangulation E-Research as a Complementary Strategy Pragmatism and the Issue as Points of Reference Triangulation in Social Research and its Limits Checklist for Designing Combinations of Methods pt. IV Reflection and Writing 13.What is Good Research? Evaluating Your Research Project Contents note continued: Evaluating Empirical Studies Quality and Evaluation of Quantitative Research Quality and Evaluation of Qualitative Research Generalization Standards and Quality in E-Research Checklist for Evaluating a Research Project 14.Writing up Research and Using Results Goals of Writing Up Social Research Writing Up Quantitative Research Writing Up Qualitative Research Issues of Writing Outlets for Writing Feeding Back Results to Participants Using Data in Debate Checklist for Presenting Empirical Procedures.
Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I Orientation
1.Why Social Research?
What is Social Research?
The Tasks of Social Research
What Can You Achieve with Social Research?
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Doing Research On-site and Doing it Online
Why and How Research Can Be Fun
Orientation in the Field of Social Research
2.Worldviews in Social Research
Introduction
Positivism
Critical Rationalism
Interpretative Paradigm
Constructionism
Social Research between Fundamentalism and Pragmatism
Conclusion
Guideline Questions for Locating Procedures in Epistemology
3.Ethical Issues in Social Research
Principles of Ethically Acceptable Research
Informed Consent
Confidentiality, Anonymity and Data Protection
How to Avoid Causing Harm to Participants
Codes of Ethics
Ethics Committees
Rules of Good Scientific Practice
Research Ethics: Cases and Mass Research
Research Ethics in Online Research
Contents note continued: Conclusion
Checklist for Taking Ethical Issues into Account
4.From Research Idea to Research Question
Starting Points for Research
Origins of Research Questions
Characteristics of Research Questions
Good Research Questions, Bad Research Questions
The Use of Hypotheses
Checklist for Formulating Research Questions
pt. II Planning and Design
5.Reading and Reviewing the Literature
The Scope of a Literature Review
What Do We Mean by 'Literature?
Finding Literature
Areas of Literature
Reading Empirical Studies
Using the Literature
Documentation and Referencing
Plagiarism and How to Avoid it
Checklist for Finding, Assessing and Reviewing Literature
6.Planning Social Research: Steps in the Research Process
Overview of the Research Process
The Research Process in Quantitative Research
The Research Process in Qualitative Research
Contents note continued: Comparing the Processes of Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Checklist for Planning an Empirical Study
7.Designing Social Research
Writing a Proposal for a Research Project
Developing a Timescale
Designing a Study
Sampling
Checklist for Designing an Empirical Study
8.Deciding on Your Methods
Decisions in the Research Process
Decisions in Quantitative Research
Decisions in Qualitative Research
Decisions within Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Deciding between Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Deciding between Doing Research On-site or Online
Deciding on Specific Approaches to Research
Reflection Halfway through the Process
Checklist for Choosing a Specific Method
pt. III Working with Data
9.Collecting Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Surveys and Interviews
Observation
Working with Documents
Obtaining and Documenting Information
Checklist for Designing Data Collection
Contents note continued: 10.Analyzing Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Content Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis
Qualitative Analysis
Case Studies and Typologies
Checklist for Analyzing Data
11.E-Research: Doing Social Research Online
What is E-Research and Why Do it?
Sampling and Access
Online Surveys, Interviews and Focus Groups
Virtual Ethnography
Analyzing Internet Documents and Interactions
E-Research Today: Using Web 2.0
Checklist for Designing Social Research Online
12.Triangulation and Mixed Methods
Limits of Quantitative Research
Limits of Qualitative Research
Combining Different Approaches
Mixed Methods
Triangulation
E-Research as a Complementary Strategy
Pragmatism and the Issue as Points of Reference
Triangulation in Social Research and its Limits
Checklist for Designing Combinations of Methods
pt. IV Reflection and Writing
13.What is Good Research? Evaluating Your Research Project
Contents note continued: Evaluating Empirical Studies
Quality and Evaluation of Quantitative Research
Quality and Evaluation of Qualitative Research
Generalization
Standards and Quality in E-Research
Checklist for Evaluating a Research Project
14.Writing up Research and Using Results
Goals of Writing Up Social Research
Writing Up Quantitative Research
Writing Up Qualitative Research
Issues of Writing
Outlets for Writing
Feeding Back Results to Participants
Using Data in Debate
Checklist for Presenting Empirical Procedures.

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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