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BL
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842564
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Walliman, Nicholas
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| Title & Author
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Research methods : : the basics /\ Nicholas Walliman.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY :: Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,, 2018.
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| Series Statement
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The basics
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x, 233 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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1138693987
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: 1138693995
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: 9781138693982
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: 9781138693999
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9781315529011
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Research basics -- Research theory -- Structuring the research project -- Research ethics -- Finding and reviewing the literature -- 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.
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| Abstract
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Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This second edition provides an expanded resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Structured in two parts - the first covering the nature of knowledge and the reasons for research, the second the specific methods used to carry out effective research and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. --
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Humanities-- Research-- Methodology.
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Social sciences-- Research-- Methodology.
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General.
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General.
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Humanities-- Research-- Methodology.
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Social sciences-- Research-- Methodology.
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| Dewey Classification
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001.4/2
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| LC Classification
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H62.W254 2018
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