TY - BOOK AU - Bell,Judith ED - Open University. TI - Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science SN - 9780335190942 (pbk) : U1 - 370.78 BEL PY - 1993/// CY - Buckingham PB - Open University Press KW - Education KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Social sciences KW - Independent study KW - Social research & statistics KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 1987; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -