EBOOK: Ground Rules For Social Research
EBOOK: Ground Rules For Social Research

Author: Martyn Denscombe

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2009-08-16

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0335239374

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Ground Rules for Social Research is a user-friendly resource for people doing small-scale social research projects. It focuses on the key ideas and practices that underlie good research and provides clear guidelines to newcomers and experienced researchers alike. The book is written for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional students in the social sciences, business studies, health studies, media studies and education who need to undertake research projects as part of their studies. Key features of the book include: The identification of 12 ground rules for good social research Checklists to help researchers evaluate their approach and avoid fundamental errors A clear and jargon-free style This new edition of the book builds on the features that made the first edition so successful, adding: New chapters on research design and research philosophy An increased focus on mixed methods research More examples and illustrations Updated material relating to the internet and online research

Ground Rules for Good Research
Ground Rules for Good Research

Author: Martyn Denscombe

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 9780335206520

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This work provides a user-friendly starting point for people doing small-scale social research projects. It identifies the key ideas and practices that underlie good research and provides clear guidelines to help newcomers and experienced researchers alike to design and conduct projects which meet the basic criteria for success. It is written for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional students in business studies, social sciences, health studies, media studies and education who need to undertake research projects as part of their studies. It will also prove invaluable for professionals with little experience of research.

Research
Research

Author: John Stuart Penton Lumley

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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This practical handbook provides essential information and advice for students and postgraduates about to embark on biomedical research. It introduces the basic principles and outlines the organizational techniques and skills required to design, implement and complete a research project. Advice is given on interview techniques, assessing a research department, ethical and safety considerations. Other topics covered include searching the literature, experimental design, statistical analysis, the use of computers, the preparation of visual aids and other presentation techniques, and preparing articles and theses for publication.

Ground Rules For Social Research
Ground Rules For Social Research

Author: Denscombe, Martyn

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2009-08-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0335233813

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This text identifies key ideas and practices that underlie good research and provides clear guidelines to help newcomers and experienced researchers alike to design and conduct projects.

EBOOK: Reconceptualizing Social Policy: Sociological Perspectives on Contemporary Social Policy
EBOOK: Reconceptualizing Social Policy: Sociological Perspectives on Contemporary Social Policy

Author: Amanda Coffey

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2004-09-16

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0335224555

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How can sociological perspectives help us make sense of contemporary social policy? How has the discipline of social policy engaged in recent sociological debates and developments? This book provides a variety of sociological frameworks for understanding contemporary social policy. It explores how sociological perspectives may be used to theorize, conceptualize and research social policy. Amanda Coffey captures the different ways in which social policy can be understood - as academic discipline, policy process, service provision and lived experience. The book engages with a range of policy areas and client groups, and pays attention to sociodemographic categories such as gender, 'race', class and age. Themes include: The body and processes of embodiment Citizenship and identity Equality and differences Space and time Research and representation Reconceptualizing Social Policy is a key text for students and lecturers in sociology and social policy.

Taxation
Taxation

Author: Margaret Anne Lamb

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0199242933

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It comments upon how disciplinary-based approaches to tax research have developed in Law, Economics, Accounting, Political Science, and Social Policy. Its authors then go on to introduce an interdisciplinary research approach to taxation research.".

Doing Your Research Project
Doing Your Research Project

Author: Judith Bell

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0335264476

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This is the market leading book for anyone doing their research project. Clear, concise and extremely readable, this book provides a practical, step-by-step guide to doing a research project from start to finish. Thoroughly updated but retaining its well-loved style, this 6th edition includes: information on using online surveys; information on online interviewing and using online platforms for observation, e.g. Skype, Google Hangouts; new chapter on the use of social media in small scale research; thoroughly updated chapter on literature searching; revised and additional pedagogy; and a brand new text design. This practical, no-nonsense guide is vital reading for all those embarking on undergraduate or postgraduate study in any discipline, and for professionals in such fields as social science, education and health.

How To Research
How To Research

Author: Blaxter, Loraine

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 033523867X

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How to Research is a clear and accessible guide to the business of doing a research project. It systematically takes the reader through from the planning to the writing up and finishing off. The new edition of this book will include: