Isbn: 9789380995403 (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. ix + 261.

Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Framework for evaluating qualitative research Methods 3 Social science research methods innovation 4 Qualitative research methods in social science 5 Combined methods approach to researching education and social issues 6 Methodology for conducting interdisciplinary social research 7 The Ethics of social research 8 Rising to the challenge Integrating social science 9 Unobtrusive methods in social research 10 Social and behavioural research and Internet 11 Mixed methods research; a research paradigm 12 Making Research Real Is Action Research a suitable methodology 13 Comparative personality research Methodological approach Bibliography IndexResearch is of two types Pure or Basic and Applied Pure or Basic Research involves knowledge for the sake of knowledge A scholar of pure knowledge may see acquisition of knowledge satisfying in itself irrespective of the fact whether it is of any practical use of not It is an intellectual satisfaction which is an end in itself In Applied research the basic purpose is to put knowledge to practical use A researcher in applied knowledge would be more interested in trying to find some utility out of it which may bring some improvement in the practical life He thus works with certain values norms and preferences which become the end product The research enterprise includes many roles-those of scholar subject funding authority and society to name a few The people who occupy those roles have needs and wants that sometimes converge and sometimes conflict jacket 261 pp.…