Bell, Judith,  1930- <br/><br/>
Doing your research project :  a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science / 
Judith Bell. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Buckingham :  Open University Press,  1993. 
 - xii,176p. :  ill. ;  22cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 1987. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I:  Preparing the Ground.  1.Approaches to Educational Research -- 2.Planning the Project -- 3.Keeping Records and Making Notes -- 4.Reviewing the Literature -- 5.Negotiating Access and the Problems of 'Inside' Research.  Part II: Selecting Methods of Data Collection.  6.The Analysis of Documentary Evidence -- 7.Designing and Administering Questionaires -- 8.Planning and Conducting Interviews -- 9.Diaries -- 10.Observation Studies.  Part III: Interpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings.  11.Interpretation and Presentation of the Evidence -- 12.Writing the Report. 
<br/><br/> This guide aims to provide the tools to do a research project, to help avoid some of the pitfalls and to establish good research habits. It takes you from the stage of choosing a topic through to the production of a well-planned, methodologically sound and well-written final report. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780335190942 (pbk) :  £8.99 0335190944 (pb) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92036209 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Research<br/>Education--Research--Methodology<br/>Social sciences--Research<br/>Social sciences--Research--Methodology<br/>Independent study.<br/>Social research & statistics
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Education  Research Social sciences  Research 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.78 BEL