Real world research.
Colin Robson & Kieran McCartan.
- Fourth edition. / Colin Robson, Kieran McCartan.
- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015.
- 560 pages
Previous edition: Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ways of using the book -- The main steps when carrying out a project -- Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Approaches to social research -- Planning : selecting a strategy -- Developing your ideas -- General design issues -- Desk-based research -- Fixed designs -- Flexible designs -- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs -- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change -- Ethical and political considerations -- Tactics : the methods of data collection -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Tests and scales -- Observational methods -- Additional methods of data collection -- Writing a project proposal -- Carrying out the project -- Dealing with the data -- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis -- Glossary -- References and author index -- Subject index.
'Real World Research' furnishes students with the skills necessary in order to conduct research outside the laboratory, in real world situations. The third edition has been thoroughly revised to bring it up-to-date.
Social sciences--Research--Methodology Psychology--Research--Methodology Society. Psychology--Research--Methodology Social sciences--Research--Methodology Social research & statistics