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How to do research [electronic resource] : a practical guide to designing and managing research projects / Nick Moore.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Facet, 2006.Edition: 3rd, rev. edDescription: 1 online resource (xv, 176 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781856049825:
  • 1856049825
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  • Guide to designing and managing research projects
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: How to do researchDDC classification:
  • 001.42 22
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Contents:
""Title page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1 The research process""; ""1 Develop the research objectives""; ""Defining the research issue""; ""Articulating the research aim""; ""Specifying the objectives""; ""SUMMARY""; ""2 Design and plan the study""; ""Resource constraints""; ""Selecting the most appropriate methods""; ""Seven principles of selection""; ""Using subcontractors""; ""Schedule the work""; ""Calculate the cost""; ""SUMMARY""; ""3 Write the proposal""; ""The purposes of research proposals""; ""The structure of research proposals""; ""SUMMARY""
""4 Obtain financial support for the research""""The sources of responsive funding""; ""Approaching the funder""; ""Responding to calls for tender""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 Manage the research""; ""The project plan""; ""Launching the project""; ""Make a start""; ""Monitoring progress""; ""The problem stages""; ""Advisory and steering committees""; ""Living with your funder""; ""SUMMARY""; ""6 Draw conclusions and make recommendations""; ""Analyse and synthesize the results""; ""Draw your conclusions""; ""Make recommendations""; ""SUMMARY""; ""7 Write the report""; ""Structure""
""Writing in style""""Presentation""; ""SUMMARY""; ""8 Disseminate the results""; ""Summary findings and press releases""; ""Conference papers""; ""Journal articles""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Part 2 Methods""; ""9 Introducing research methods""; ""Collecting data""; ""Analysis � converting data into information""; ""SUMMARY""; ""10 Desk research""; ""Literature and internet searching""; ""Statistical data""; ""SUMMARY""; ""11 Analysing desk research""; ""Common principles""; ""SUMMARY""; ""12 Collecting quantitative data""; ""Sampling""; ""Self-completion questionnaire surveys""
""Interview surveys""""Postscript""; ""SUMMARY""; ""13 Analysing quantitative data""; ""Processing the data""; ""Interpreting the results""; ""SUMMARY""; ""14 Collecting qualitative data""; ""Semi-structured interviews""; ""Depth interviews""; ""Focus groups""; ""Capturing the data""; ""SUMMARY""; ""15 Analysing qualitative data""; ""Basic principles of analysis""; ""The practice of analysis""; ""SUMMARY""; ""16 Sources of further reading""; ""Appendix The market for information professionals""; ""Aim and objectives""; ""Methods""; ""Timescale""; ""The Policy Studies Institute""
""Project staff""""Costs""; ""References""; ""Index""
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Previous edition: London: Library Association, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

""Title page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1 The research process""; ""1 Develop the research objectives""; ""Defining the research issue""; ""Articulating the research aim""; ""Specifying the objectives""; ""SUMMARY""; ""2 Design and plan the study""; ""Resource constraints""; ""Selecting the most appropriate methods""; ""Seven principles of selection""; ""Using subcontractors""; ""Schedule the work""; ""Calculate the cost""; ""SUMMARY""; ""3 Write the proposal""; ""The purposes of research proposals""; ""The structure of research proposals""; ""SUMMARY""

""4 Obtain financial support for the research""""The sources of responsive funding""; ""Approaching the funder""; ""Responding to calls for tender""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 Manage the research""; ""The project plan""; ""Launching the project""; ""Make a start""; ""Monitoring progress""; ""The problem stages""; ""Advisory and steering committees""; ""Living with your funder""; ""SUMMARY""; ""6 Draw conclusions and make recommendations""; ""Analyse and synthesize the results""; ""Draw your conclusions""; ""Make recommendations""; ""SUMMARY""; ""7 Write the report""; ""Structure""

""Writing in style""""Presentation""; ""SUMMARY""; ""8 Disseminate the results""; ""Summary findings and press releases""; ""Conference papers""; ""Journal articles""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Part 2 Methods""; ""9 Introducing research methods""; ""Collecting data""; ""Analysis � converting data into information""; ""SUMMARY""; ""10 Desk research""; ""Literature and internet searching""; ""Statistical data""; ""SUMMARY""; ""11 Analysing desk research""; ""Common principles""; ""SUMMARY""; ""12 Collecting quantitative data""; ""Sampling""; ""Self-completion questionnaire surveys""

""Interview surveys""""Postscript""; ""SUMMARY""; ""13 Analysing quantitative data""; ""Processing the data""; ""Interpreting the results""; ""SUMMARY""; ""14 Collecting qualitative data""; ""Semi-structured interviews""; ""Depth interviews""; ""Focus groups""; ""Capturing the data""; ""SUMMARY""; ""15 Analysing qualitative data""; ""Basic principles of analysis""; ""The practice of analysis""; ""SUMMARY""; ""16 Sources of further reading""; ""Appendix The market for information professionals""; ""Aim and objectives""; ""Methods""; ""Timescale""; ""The Policy Studies Institute""

""Project staff""""Costs""; ""References""; ""Index""

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