A Practical Guide to Research Methods
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A Practical Guide to Research Methods by Catherine Dawson
This book is a practical, down-to-earth guide for people who wish to conduct research. Whether you have to undertake a project as part of your coursework, or as part of your employment, or simply because you are fascinated by something you have observed and want to find out more, this book offers you advice on how to turn your ideas into a workable project. Specifically it will show you how to: choose your research methods; choose your participants; prepare a research proposal; conduct interviews and focus groups; construct questionnaires; analyse your data; report your findings; and, how to be an ethical researcher.
'I would certainly recommend this book to othersI found it extremely informative and will refer to it often.' A reader, UK
Dr Catherine Dawson has worked as a researcher since the mid-1980s and has taught on research methods courses at university. She has also written extensively for academic journals on a wide range of subjects including research methodology. Her other publications for How To books include Returning to Education. She is based in Weymouth, Dorset.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845280796 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845280792 |
| Title | A Practical Guide to Research Methods |
| Author | Catherine Dawson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2005-11-25 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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