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Researching Real-World Problems: A Guide to Methods of Inquiry

Autor Zina O'Leary
en Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 21 iun 2012
This is the perfect book for any student new to Research Methods. It is brilliantly written, witty, and always easy to understand.
Taking as her starting point the need for students to conduct research for themselves in the 'real world', Zina O'Leary guides those new to research through the whys and how-tos of the entire research process. Always student-focused, this book offers a hands on and practical guide to the research process from the initial process of coming up with a good question, via methods of gathering information, through to the writing process itself.
Researching Real-World Problems:
- Makes the entire research process a meaningful experience
- Provides a jargon-busting hands-on guide to the entire research process
- Is illustrated throughout with real-life examples
- Speaks directly to the needs of the new researcher
- Locates the researcher and research process at heart of a complex web of social structures 
O'Leary draws her examples from the full range of the Social Sciences, and this is the perfect text for any student in Health, Education or Applied Social Science.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781446203613
ISBN-10: 1446203611
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 170 x 242 mm
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

PART ONE: ORIENTATION TO RESEARCHING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS
Researching Real-World Problems
PART TWO: LAYING FOUNDATIONS
From Real Problems to Researchable Questions
Preparing to Research Real-World Problems
Striving for Integrity in the Research Process
The Quest for `Respondents'
Selecting Appropriate Data Collection Methods
PART THREE: RESEARCHING PROBLEMS
Understanding Problems
The Quest for Solutions
Research that Moves from Knowledge to Action
Evaluating Change
PART FOUR: MAKING MEANING/MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Producing Research `Deliverables'

Descriere

Taking as her starting point the need for students to conduct research for themselves in the `real world', Zina O'Leary guides those new to research through the whys and how-tos of the entire research process. This student-focused book offers a hands on and practical guide to the research process.

Notă biografică

Zina O¿Leary is an internationally-recognized leader in research methodologies, and has a keen interest in the application of research to evidence-based decision-making. Zina is a Senior Fellow at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government where she coordinates research and project units for their Executive Masters and Executive Education Programs. Zina also has an extensive history as a consultant to both Government and the private sector and was the research coordinator for the Centre for Environmental Health Development at the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. She is the author of Researching Real World Problems, The Social Science Jargon Buster, and Workplace Research.