This concise and easy-to-use guide provides students with the skills needed for planning and doing research well, whatever their course of study. Short, succinct chapters take students through the process one step at a time, from planning their project and doing the groundwork through to conducting fieldwork, analysing data and writing up their research. It features practical advice and examples from various subject areas throughout, alongside checklists to keep students on track.
This is an ideal resource for students of all disciplines, especially undergraduates undertaking a research project for the very first time.
New to this Edition: - Includes new sections on online sources, university procedures surrounding ethics and different approaches to research
By:
Gary Thomas (University of Birmingham Birmingham) Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions:
Height: 108mm,
Width: 138mm,
Weight: 84g ISBN:9781137605917 ISBN 10: 113760591X Series:Pocket Study Skills Pages: 124 Publication Date:10 August 2017 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Replaced By: 9780230290167 Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
PART 1: Planning PART 2: Groundwork PART 3: Building a scaffold PART 4: Fieldwork: finding the data PART 5: Analysing the data PART 6: Writing up research.
Gary Thomas is Professor of Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Birmingham, UK, having previously worked as a teacher and an educational psychologist.