Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science /
Judith Bell.
- 4th ed.
- Berkshire : Open University Press, 2005.
- xv, 267 p. ; 22 cm. + pbk.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index.
Introduction -- Part I: Preparing the ground -- Approaches to research -- Planning the project -- Ethics and integrity in research -- Reading, referencing and the management of information -- Literature searching -- The review of the literature -- Part II: Selecting methods of data collection -- Introduction -- The analysis of documentary evidence / Brendan Duffy -- Designing and administering questionnaires -- Planning and conducting interviews -- Diaries logs and critical incidents -- Observation studies -- Part III: Interpreting the evidence and reporting the findings -- Introduction -- Interpreting the evidence and reporting the findings -- Writing the report.
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Education--Research Education--Research--Methodology. Social sciences--Research Social sciences--Research--Methodology. Independent study.