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The ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project. It guides you through a step-by-step approach to research and provides all of the skills and momentum you need to excel.

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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.

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Taking the Leap into the Research World
Setting Up and Getting Started
Developing Your Research Question
Undertaking Credible and Ethical Research
Crafting a Research Proposal
Reviewing Literature
Designing a Research Plan
Understanding Methodologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
Understanding Methodologies: Mixed Approaches
Understanding Methodologies: Evaluative, Action-Oriented and Emancipatory Strategies
Identifying and Selecting Samples, Informants and Cases
Primary Data: Surveys, Interviews and Observation
Secondary Data: Existing Data, Online Generated Data and Previous Studies
Analysing Quantitative Data
Analysing Qualitative Data
The Challenge of Writing Up

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A great book for students that covers all the essential steps and methodological approaches for successfully conducting a research project. The material is highly accessible, contemporary and addresses the major challenges, concerns and questions that students face when undertaking research. Christopher Walker 20161010

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