Learning From Research: Getting more from your data - Softcover

Bell, Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335206603 ISBN 13: 9780335206605

Verlag: Open University Press, 2002

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Book by BellJudith OpieClive

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"...a useful guide to anyone undertaking a research project either for the first time or for someone looking for new ideas. The book is divided in to five chapters, each focussing on a different type of research project. For each type of research considered, a post-graduate student is used as a case study. The different styles of research used are a descriptive study, an evaluative study, an experimental study, an ethnographic study and a survey. This allows for a greater scope of discussion ensuring that all aspects of research are covered. The challenges facing the students and problems they encountered are discussed making this book a problem solving tool as well as a handbook." - Oxfam Review

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* How do I begin to plan my research?
* How can I be sure that I am collecting useful data and analysing it appropriately?
* Do I need a sophisticated understanding of statistics in order to carry out high quality research?

If these are questions which concern you, then you will find great support in this reassuring and down to earth book. It tells the story of five postgraduate researchers on their journey to successful completion of Master of Education or PhD degrees. Four of the five were new to research, had demanding full time jobs and so were researching part time - and at a distance. All four undertook quantitative studies and even though two of them claimed to be 'afraid of stats' at the beginning, they all succeeded in producing quality theses. The fifth researcher had previous relevant research experience and had an award which enabled her to carry out a full time qualitative investigation at doctoral level. All five faced sharp learning curves at various times but they learnt from their experiences, as we all do. They discuss very openly some of the mistakes they made, the lessons they learnt and, with hindsight, how they might have done things differently.

A comprehensive glossary, key quotations in boxes and detailed annotated further reading combined with a straightforward writing style make this an invaluable text for any researcher.

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• Verlag: Open University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0335206603
• ISBN 13: 9780335206605
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 282