Real world research
By: Colin Robson & Kieran McCartan
Contributors: McCartan, Kieran, 1980-
Edition: Fourth Edition
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9781118745236
Subjects: Methodology; Research; Psychology; Social sciences
Notes: Revised edition of Real world research, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; title: Ways of using the book; title: The main steps when carrying out a project; title: Setting the scene; title: Introduction; title: Approaches to social research; title: Planning : selecting a strategy; title: Developing your ideas; title: General design issues; title: Desk-based research; title: Fixed designs; title: Flexible designs; title: Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs; title: Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change; title: Ethical and political considerations; title: Tactics : the methods of data collection; title: Surveys and questionnaires; title: Interviews and focus groups; title: Tests and scales; title: Observational methods; title: Additional methods of data collection; title: Writing a project proposal; title: Carrying out the project; title: Dealing with the data; title: The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data; title: The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data; title: Reporting, disseminating and moving forward; title: Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis; title: Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis; title: Glossary; title: References and author index; title: Subject index.