Research methods
Subtitle: a practical guide for the social sciences
By: Bob Matthews, Liz Ross.
Contributors: Ross, Liz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9781405858502
Subjects: Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Table of contents: title: What is research?; title: Knowledge, theories, paradigms, and perspectives; title: The nature of data; title: Research questions, hypotheses, and operational definitions; title: Research as an ethical and cultural issue; title: Planning a research project; title: Reviewing the literature; title: Research design; title: Choosing methods; title: Sampling; title: Research proposals; title: Collecting data; title: Data collection skills; title: Questionnaires; title: Semi-structured interviews; title: Focus groups; title: Observation; title: Narrative data; title: Documents; title: Secondary sources of data.