03523cam a2200409 i 4500 21987044 EG-ScBUE 20230509094120.0 210409t2022 enka f b 001 0 eng d 9781529742442 (OCoLC)on1280521941 LDS eng rda LDS UKMGB YDXIT OCLCF FIE YDX RDF OCLCO OCLCQ BO@ OCL YDX Y@Y DLC EG-ScBUE 300.72 22 GRA Gray, David E. (David Edward), 1952- author. Doing research in the real world / David E Gray. Fifth edition. London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, [2022] c2022 ix, 883 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Previous edition 2018. Includes bibliographical references and index. Principles and planning for research -- Theoretical perspectives and research methodologies -- Selecting and planning research proposals and projects -- Research ethics -- Searching, critically reviewing and using the literature -- Research methodology -- Research design: quantitative methods -- Research design: qualitative methods -- Research design: mixed methods -- Sampling strategies -- Designing descriptive and analytical surveys -- Designing case studies -- Designing evaluations -- Action research and change -- Data collection methods -- Questionnaires and surveys -- Interviewing -- Non-participant observation -- Ethnography and participant observation -- Focus groups -- Unobtrusive measures -- Visual research methods -- Digital research methods -- Secondary data and research -- Analysis and report writing -- Data management -- Getting started using SPSS -- Analysing and presenting quantitative data -- Getting started using NVivo -- Analysing and presenting qualitative data -- Writing up the research -- Preparing for presentations and Vivas. From first planning to writing up your research, this complete guide will help you push your project forward. Walking you through every step you need to take, it helps you build your knowledge of theory and methods and offers straightforward guidance to empower you to make good research decisions and learn best practice. This fifth edition: Draws on over 70 case studies of research in action to demonstrate potential pitfalls - and how to avoid them. Adds a new chapter on data management, providing how-to guidance on storing your research data. Provides more than 150 activities to help you develop your understanding of key concepts and advance your research methods knowledge. Illustrates how research methods skills transfer to the workplace, helping you boost your employability. Accompanied by online resources including videos, case studies and further reading that bring methods to life, this accessible book is still the definitive research companion for any student doing a research project. -- Provided by publisher. Social sciences Research Methodology. BUEsh Social sciences Research. BUEsh Research. BUEsh ART May2023 Reading book 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BB 30307 30278 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 1ST 2023-05-09 Purchase 1289.00 37380 0 300.72 GRA 000044961 2025-07-15 00:00:00 1611.25 2023-05-09 BB