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4th edition

Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington DC ; Melbourne : SAGE, [2021]

viii, 438 stran : ilustrace ; 25 cm

ISBN 978-1-5297-1346-6 (brožováno)

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About the Author IX // Acknowledgements X // Online Resources xi // 1 Taking the Leap into the Research World 1 // The challenge of tackling a research project 3 // So what is this thing called research and why do it? 3 // Delving into the ’construct’ of research 5 // Getting help along the way 12 // Chapter summary 15 // Further reading 15 // 2 Setting Up and Getting Started 21 // Getting started 22 // Navigating the process 23 // Staying on course 31 // Chapter summary 35 // Further reading 35 // 3 Developing Your Research Question 39 // The importance of good questions 41 // The preliminaries: defining your topic 42 // From interesting topics to researchable questions 45 // Characteristics of good questions 52 // Chapter summary 55 // Further reading 55 // 4 Undertaking Credible and Ethical Research 59 // Research integrity 61 // Credibility: integrity in the production of knowledge 61 // Ethics: integrity and the ’researched’ 75 // Chapter summary 82 // Further reading 82 // 5 // Crafting a Research Proposal // 85 // Role of the proposal 87 // Elements of the proposal 89 // Writing a winning proposal 91 // Obstacles and challenges 94 // Chapter summary 96 // Further reading 97 // 6 Reviewing Literature 99 // The importance of literature 101 // Sourcing relevant literature 104 // Managing the literature 110 // Writing the formal ’literature review’ 113 // Chapter summary 118 // Further reading 118 // 7 Designing a Research Plan 121 // Moving from questions to answers 123 //

Getting it right for the researcher 128 // Pragmatics: making it doable 130 // It’s all in the details 131 // Chapter summary 135 // Further reading 136 // 8 Understanding Methodologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches 139 // Understanding quantitative and qualitative approaches to research 141 // The quantitative tradition 142 // The qualitative tradition 150 // Chapter summary 165 // Further reading 165 // 9 Understanding Methodologies: Mixed Approaches 171 // Arguments for mixed methodology 173 // Challenges and possibilities 173 // Perspectives and strategies 175 // Managing and analysing mixed data 179 // Chapter summary 182 // Further reading 182 // 10 Understanding Methodologies: Evaluative, Action-Oriented and Emancipatory Strategies 185 // Research that attempts to drive change Evaluative research // 187 // 187 // Action research Emancipatory research Chapter summary Further reading // 11 Identifying and Selecting Samples, Informants and Cases // Where does the answer lie? // Samples: selecting elements of a population // Key informants: working with experts and insiders // Cases: delving into detail // Chapter summary // Further reading // 12 Primary Data: Surveys, Interviews and Observation // The opportunities and challenges of collecting primary data // Surveying // Interviewing // Observation // Chapter summary // Further reading // 13 Secondary Data // What Is secondary data? // Working with existing data Analysing previous studies Chapter summary Further reading //

14 Online Generated Data // Data stored online vs online generated data Finding and assessing online generated data Working with online generated data Chapter summary Further reading // 15 Analysing Quantitative Data // Moving from raw data to significant findings // Managing data and defining variables // Descriptive statistics // Inferential statistics // Presenting quantitative data // Chapter summary // Further reading // viii // THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DOING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT // Analysing Qualitative Data 343 // The promise of qualitative data 344 // The logic of QDA 349 // The methods of QDA 351 // Specific QDA strategies 359 // Presenting qualitative data 360 // A thought 363 // Chapter summary 364 // Further reading 364 // The Challenge of Writing Up 371 // The writing challenge 372 // The writing process 378 // Chapter summary 387 // Further reading 388 // Final Hurdles 391 // Disseminating your research 392 // The secret to presenting with impact 395 // Transitioning from student to professional 401 // The final word 403 // Chapter summary 404 // Further reading 404 // Glossary 407 // Bibliography 420 // Index 422