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Research Process, The 6th Revised edition


Research Process, The 6th Revised edition

Paperback by Bouma, Gary (, Professor Emeritus, Monash); Carland, Susan (, Senior Lecturer, Monash)

Research Process, The

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ISBN:
9780190304621
Publication Date:
5 Jul 2016
Edition/language:
6th Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:
OUP Australia and New Zealand
Pages:
256 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 2 - 10 May 2024
Research Process, The

Description

The sixth edition of The Research Process is an easy-to-use introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods. The book emphasises the process of research in an accessible and readable way, taking a non-statistical and non-mathematical approach for new students. The Research Process will guide students through the research process, analysing and demonstrating a variety of research methods supported by extensive examples and illustrations to explain the fundamental concepts of the research process and its application.

Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION1 How we know what we know and how we know we know2 Research as a way of knowing PHASE 1: ESSENTIAL FIRST STEPS3 Selecting a problem 4 Selecting variables 5 Finding a variable's measurements 6 Selecting a research design 7 Selecting a sample PHASE 2: DATA COLLECTION 8 Collecting data 9 Summarising and presenting data 10 Doing qualitative research 11 Ethics in human researchPHASE 3 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION12 Drawing conclusions13 Reporting your researchAppendix: A table of random numbersIndex

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