Title:
Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners
Author:
Kumar, Ranjit, author.
ISBN:
9781526449900
9781526449894
9781529715187
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Edition:
Fifth edition.
Physical Description:
xxi, 503 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm
General Note:
Previous edition: 2014.
Includes Internet access.
Contents:
Research: A way of thinking -- Research process: a quick glance -- Formulating a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Formulating a research problem -- Identifying variables -- Constructing hypotheses -- Step II: Conceptualising a research design -- Research design -- Selecting a study design -- Step III: Constructing an instrument for data collection -- Selecting a method of data collection -- Collecting data using attitudinal scales -- Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument -- Step IV: Selecting a sample -- Selecting a sample -- Step V: Writing a research proposal -- Step VI: Collecting data -- Considering ethical issues in data collection -- Step VII: Processing and displaying data -- Processing data -- Displaying data -- Step VIII: Writing a research report.
Abstract:
This practical book is designed for anyone who is planning to undertake a research project in the social sciences for the first time. Organised around eight operational steps, it explains difficult procedures step-by-step.
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