Learning to read and understand research : advice and tools for the novice /
Locke, Lawrence F.
Learning to read and understand research : advice and tools for the novice / by Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso and Stephen J. Silverman. - London : SAGE, 1998. - 274p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Why this book? -- The research report -- When to believe what you read: the sources of credibility -- How to select and read research reports -- Staying organized: studying and recording what you read -- Types of research: an overview -- Reading critically: things to notice and questions to ask -- Appendix A: Annotated bibliography of supplementary readings -- Appendix B: Examples of completed 12-step forms, flowcharts, and explanation scripts -- Appendix C: Questions to ask when critically evaluating a research report -- Appendix D: Statistics: a beginner's guide.
This book will demystify the process for all those who have to navigate their way through research reports. The aim of this work is to improve student comprehension of research and to improve the quality of research reports which will be produced.
9780761903062 (hbk.) : �38.00 9780761903079 (pbk.) : �17.99 0761903070 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
97045243
Information retrieval.
Reading.
Research--Methodology
Research.
Social sciences--Research
Society.
Biography & non-fiction prose
Research methods: general
Social research & statistics
001.4 LOC
Learning to read and understand research : advice and tools for the novice / by Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso and Stephen J. Silverman. - London : SAGE, 1998. - 274p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Why this book? -- The research report -- When to believe what you read: the sources of credibility -- How to select and read research reports -- Staying organized: studying and recording what you read -- Types of research: an overview -- Reading critically: things to notice and questions to ask -- Appendix A: Annotated bibliography of supplementary readings -- Appendix B: Examples of completed 12-step forms, flowcharts, and explanation scripts -- Appendix C: Questions to ask when critically evaluating a research report -- Appendix D: Statistics: a beginner's guide.
This book will demystify the process for all those who have to navigate their way through research reports. The aim of this work is to improve student comprehension of research and to improve the quality of research reports which will be produced.
9780761903062 (hbk.) : �38.00 9780761903079 (pbk.) : �17.99 0761903070 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
97045243
Information retrieval.
Reading.
Research--Methodology
Research.
Social sciences--Research
Society.
Biography & non-fiction prose
Research methods: general
Social research & statistics
001.4 LOC