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xxii, 729 pages : 25 cm This Third Edition guides you smoothly through the research process from start to finish setting out the skills needed to design and conduct effective research and introduces the reader to the reality of conducting research in the real world. It gives practical advice on how best to select appropriate projects, design strategies, sources and methods and provides the tools needed to collect, analyze and present data. Applicable to any discipline and firmly rooted in the practicalities of research there are new and exciting chapters on: - Using SPSS for quantitative data analysis - Sampling strategies in quantitative and qualitative research - Approaches to secondary analysis - Using focus groups - Ethnography and participant observation Includes bibliographical references (pages 693-713) and indexes Previous edition: 2009 1. Introduction -- PART A: PRINCIPLES AND PLANNING FOR RESEARCH -- 2. Theoretical Perspectives and Research Methodologies -- 3. Selecting and Planning Research Proposals and Projects -- 4. Research Ethics -- 5. Searching, Critically Reviewing and Using the Literature -- PART B: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- 6. Research Design: Quantitative Methods

Author

Gray, David E. (David Edward), 1952- author

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781446260197

Subjects

Social Science, Science, Social_sciences

Rating

4.6 / 5 (78 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14