The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project, 3rd Edition

The ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project, the author guides you through a step-by-step approach to research and provides all of the skills and momentum you need to excel. Each stage of a project is clearly set out with best practice highlighted alongside pragmatic advice for tackling research in the real world.

The Third Edition uses multidisciplinary case studies, and examples from the author’s own experience, to answer your questions and support your progress as you move smoothly through each stage. With a new chapter on mixed methods approaches, more on disseminating research, more on the practical and legal implications of ethics and more international examples, the book is packed full of learning features and tools to support your journey, including:

• A fully-developed website with podcasts, videos, journal articles and examples of real projects
• Activities and worksheets to help you organize your time
• Learning objectives to sustain your momentum
• Top tips relating to key research skills
• Full glossary to test understanding and provide definitions
• Annotated further reading to help you move through the literature
• ‘Excuse me, I have a question!’ feature to answer common questions.

Warm, innovative and clever, this book is packed full of must-have information for anyone doing a research project.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Taking The Leap Into The Research World
Chapter 2 Setting Up And Getting Started
Chapter 3 Developing Your Research Question
Chapter 4 Undertaking Credible And Ethical Research
Chapter 5 Crafting A Research Proposal
Chapter 6 Reviewing Literature
Chapter 7 Designing A Research Plan
Chapter 8 Understanding Methodologies: Quantitative And Qualitative Approaches
Chapter 9 Understanding Methodologies: Mixed Approaches
Chapter 10 Understanding Methodologies: Evaluative, Action-Oriented And Emancipatory Strategies
Chapter 11 Identifying And Selecting Samples, Informants And Cases
Chapter 12 Primary Data: Surveys, Interviews And Observation
Chapter 13 Secondary Data: Existing Data, Online Generated Data And Previous Studies
Chapter 14 Analysing Quantitative Data
Chapter 15 Analysing Qualitative Data
Chapter 16 The Challenge Of Writing Up