00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862075523 Buklod 20170315100253.0 g||| | || || ta 170710s2014 enka rb |||1 u|eng d 9780335264469 (paperback) 0335264468 (paperback) (iLib)UPBAG-00023564364 BC-67964 Golden Books Services, Inc. Php2,950.00 DLC BAG rda eng LB 1028 B39 2014 Bell, Judith 1930- author. Doing your research project a guide for first-time researchers Judith Bell with Stephen Waters. Sixth edition. Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Open University Press 2014. xi, 306 pages illustrations 23 cm Previous edition: 2010 Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-296) and index. 1. Approaches to research -- 2. Planning the project -- 3. Ethics and integrity in research -- 4. Reading, referencing and the management of information -- 5. Literature searching -- 6. The review of the literature -- 7. The analysis of documentary evidence -- 8. Using social media in research -- 9. Designing and administering questionnaires -- 10. Planning and conducting interviews -- 11. Diaries, logs, critical incidents and blogs -- 12. Observation -- Interpreting the evidence and reporting the findings -- 14. Writing the report. 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. Education Research. Education Research Methodology. Social sciences Research. Social sciences Research Methodology. Independent study. Waters, Stephen author. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN LB 1028 B39 2014 Book