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The Essential Guide to Doing Research Zina O'Leary

The Essential Guide to Doing Research By Zina O'Leary

The Essential Guide to Doing Research by Zina O'Leary


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Summary

A guide to understanding and embarking upon social science research. It encourages students to think about, and engage with, various aspects of the research process. It stresses that good research should be seen as a process of constantly assessing one's work and making decisions about the best possible means for obtaining credible data.

The Essential Guide to Doing Research Summary

The Essential Guide to Doing Research by Zina O'Leary

The Essential Guide to Doing Research is a comprehensive, practical, and engaging guide to understanding and embarking upon social science research. By adopting a clear and accessible approach, Zina O'Leary encourages students to think about, and engage with, every aspect of the research process.

The book stresses that all good research should be seen as a process of constantly assessing one's work and making decisions about the best possible means for obtaining credible data and results.

The Essential Guide to Doing Research is therefore designed to encourage lateral, strategic and creative thinking, while providing essential knowledge and skills to students and researchers.

Key features of the text include:

- coverage of all aspects of doing research, from research design to implementation and dissemination

- an emphasis on the creative and strategic thinking skills needed to negotiate the research process

- extensive use of figures and diagrams to illustrate key points and to create clarity

- chapter previews and summaries; and encouragement for the reader to think for themselves about the best research methods that are suited to their research project

- 223 slides that cover all 13 chapters of the work accompany the book. They can be printed out as separate transparencies or used in PowerPoint based lectures. They would also be suitable for applications in e-learning/ web-based teaching. To access these, please click on the Companion Website logo above

This is a clear and inspiring book. It is a must for both undergraduates and postgraduate researchers embarking on, or already involved in, a research project across the social sciences.

The Essential Guide to Doing Research Reviews

'O'Leary has written her book for the student; however she delves beyond the "how-to" of most introductory research texts...From determining an appropriate sample size to navigating political processes in evaluative research, O'Leary stays grounded in the practical, often re-emphasizing the importance of "doability" in planning and conducting any type of research' - The Weekly Qualitative Report

About Zina O'Leary

Zina O'Leary is an internationally-recognized leader in research methodologies, and has a keen interest in the application of research to evidence-based decision-making. Zina is a Senior Fellow at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government where she coordinates research and project units for their Executive Masters and Executive Education Programs. Zina also has an extensive history as a consultant to both Government and the private sector and was the research coordinator for the Centre for Environmental Health Development at the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. She is the author of Researching Real World Problems, The Social Science Jargon Buster, and Workplace Research.

Table of Contents

Research as a Creative and Strategic Thinking Process Managing the Process Developing Your Research Question Exploring Power and Ethics in Research Indicators of Good Research Working with Literature Methodological Design Exploring Populations Investigating Complexities of the Social World Facilitating Change through Research Data Collection Data Management and Analysis The Challenge of Writing-up

Additional information

GOR003331469
9780761941996
0761941991
The Essential Guide to Doing Research by Zina O'Leary
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2004-05-18
240
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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