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040			_aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library. _cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library. _erda.
041			_aEnglish.
050			_aCIR H 62 _bW35 2022
100			_aWalliman, Nicholas, author. _97324
245			_aResearch methods : _bthe basics / _cNicholas Walliman.
250			_aThird edition.
260			_aAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : _bRoutledge, _cc2022.
300			_bx, 267 pages ; _c21 cm _apages :
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction -- Part I: Research theory and practice. Research basics ; Research theory ; Structuring the research project ; Research ethics ; Finding and reviewing the literature -- Part II: The main research methods. The nature of data ; Collecting and analysing secondary data : modern, historical and archival ; Collecting primary data ; Quantitative data analysis ; Qualitative data analysis ; Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research ; Writing the proposal and planning the research project ; Writing up the research -- Glossary.
520			_a"Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts - the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, the second explains the specific methods used to conduct an effective research project and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. This book covers: Reasons for doing a research project ; Structuring and planning a research project ; The ethical issues involved in research ; Different types of data and how they are measured ; Collecting primary and secondary data ; Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data ; Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research ; Devising a research proposal and writing up the research ; Motivation and quality of work. Complete with student learning tasks at the end of each section, a glossary of key terms and guides to further reading, Research Methods: The Basics is the essential text for anyone coming to research for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.
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546			_aIn English text.
650			_aSocial sciences _vResearch--Methodology. _97325
650			_aHumanities _vResearch--Methodology. _97326
942			_2lcc _cBK _eThird edition. _hH 62 W35 2022 _kCIR
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