TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robson,Colin
AU  - McCartan,Kieran
AU  - McCartan,Kieran
TI  - Real world research
SN  - 9781118745236 (pbk.) :
AV  - H62 .R627 2015
U1  - 300.72 ROB 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Hoboken, New Jersey
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
KW  - fast
KW  - Social research & statistics
KW  - thema
N1  - 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
N2  - '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
ER  -