Introducing research methodology
Subtitle: a beginner's guide to doing a research project
By: Uwe Flick
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781446294239; 9781446294246
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Methodology; Social sciences; Research
Work titles: Sozialforschung
Description: In the Second Edition of this textbook designed for new researchers, Uwe Flick takes readers through the process of producing a research project. The book gives readers the fundamental data collection and analysis skills that they need for their first project, as well as a good understanding of the research process as a whole. It covers both quantitative and qualitative methods, and contains plenty of real-life examples from the author's own research. The book will help readers to answer questions such as: Why do social research in the first place? How do I develop a researchable question? What is a literature review and how do I conduct one? How could I collect and analyze data? What if I want to do my research online?
Notes: Translation of: Sozialforschung.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and indexes.

Translated from the German.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Orientation. Why social research?; title: Worldviews in social research; title: Ethical issues in social research; title: From research idea to research question; title: Part II. Planning and design. Reading and reviewing the literature; title: Planning social research : steps in the research process; title: Designing social research; title: Deciding on your methods; title: Part III. Working with data. Collecting quantitative and qualitative data; title: Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data; title: E-research : doing social research online; title: Triangulation and mixed methods; title: Part IV. Reflection and writing. What is good research? evaluating your research project; title: Writing up research and using results.