Research methodology: a step-by-step legal guide for beginners
Kumar, RanjitUnknown
SAGE Publications Ltd. (Thousand Oaks, CA, 2019) (eng) English9781526449900Unknown5th edRESEARCH--METHODOLOGY; UnknownDesigned with students, for students and now shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2019!
Eight steps, two pathways, one book. The Fifth Edition of the bestseller Research Methodology has reimagined, redesigned, and fully renovated how a textbook can help students achieve success in their methods course or research project.
Eight steps: Foolproof for any beginner researcher, the book breaks the process of designing and doing a research project into achievable stages. It delivers students from research problem to their written research report at the pace they need, with clear explanations, DIY tasks and study skills support.
In a new landscape format it presents figures, models and visualizations elegantly, so they don′t break over a page, making even complex concepts easier to understand.
Two pathways: With an innovative, beautiful design, regular progress checkpoints have been built into the book and its online resources. As students proceed through the 8 steps, each chapter provides regular opportunities for students to check understanding or give themselves a challenge. Each pathway then gives them the resources they need.
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xxi, 503 p.19 cmill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Research: A way of thinking --
Research process: a quick glance --
Formulating a research problem --
Reviewing the literature --
Formulating a research problem --
Identifying variables --
Constructing hypotheses --
Step II: Conceptualising a research design --
Research design --
Selecting a study design --
Step III: Constructing an instrument for data collection --
Selecting a method of data collection --
Collecting data using attitudinal scales --
Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument --
Step IV: Selecting a sample --
Selecting a sample --
Step V: Writing a research proposal --
Step VI: Collecting data --
Considering ethical issues in data collection --
Step VII: Processing and displaying data --
Processing data --
Displaying data --
Step VIII: Writing a research report.