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Doing Academic Research: A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Analysis


Doing Academic Research: A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Analysis

Paperback by Gournelos, Ted; Hammonds, Joshua R.; Wilson, Maridath A.

Doing Academic Research: A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Analysis

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ISBN:
9780367207939
Publication Date:
28 May 2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
198 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 16 May 2024
Doing Academic Research: A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Analysis

Description

Online student resource material cab be accessed under the 'Support Materials' tab at https://www.routledge.com/9780367207939 Doing Academic Research is a concise, accessible, and tightly organized overview of the research process in the humanities, social sciences, and business. Conducting effective scholarly research can seem like a frustrating, confusing, and unpleasant experience. Early researchers often have inconsistent knowledge and experience, and can become overwhelmed - reducing their ability to produce high quality work. Rather than a book about research, this is a practical guide to doing research. It guides budding researchers along the process of developing an effective workflow, where to go for help, and how to actually complete the project. The book addresses diversity in abilities, interest, discipline, and ways of knowing by focusing not just on the process of conducting any one method in detail, but also on the ways in which someone might choose a research method and conduct it successfully. Finally, it emphasizes accessibility and approachability through real-world examples, key insights, tips, and tricks from active researchers. This book is a highly useful addition to both content area courses and research methods courses, as well as a practical guide for graduate students and independent scholars interested in publishing their research.

Contents

List of Figures Preface: Two Professors and a Librarian Walk into a Bar.... Part 1: Get the Party Started Right Chapter 1. Learn to Love, Not Dread, Research Chapter 2. Where Do I Start? Chapter 3. Now What Do I Do? What's a Lit Review? Chapter 4. Choosing a Method Part 2: Methodology Overviews Chapter 5. Close Textual and Thematic Analysis Chapter 6. Content and Discourse Analysis Chapter 7. Ethnography, Interviews, and Focus Groups Chapter 8. Surveys Chapter 9. Observational Methods in Practice (Participatory-action Research, Experimental Research, Theory, and Meta-synthesis) Part 3: Data Analysis and The Final Push Chapter 10. Analyzing Qualitative Methods and Making Sense of Detail Chapter 11. Analyzing Quantitative Data and Making Sense of Numbers Chapter 12. Persuasion, Presentation, and Publication Glossary Index

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