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020			_a9781000512977 _q(epub)
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020			_z9780367694074 _q(hardback)
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100	1		_aWalliman, Nicholas, _eauthor. _913420
245	1	0	_aResearch methods : _bthe basics / _cNicholas Walliman.
250			_aThird edition.
264		1	_aAbingdon, Oxon ; _aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge, _c2022.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aThe basics
500			_aSIBF2023
501			_aP.B
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts - the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, the second explains the specific methods used to conduct an effective research project and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. This book covers: Reasons for doing a research project ; Structuring and planning a research project ; The ethical issues involved in research ; Different types of data and how they are measured ; Collecting primary and secondary data ; Analysing qualitative and quantitative data ; Mixed methods and interdisciplinary research ; Devising a research proposal and writing up the research ; Motivation and quality of work. Complete with student learning tasks at the end of each section, a glossary of key terms and guides to further reading, Research Methods: The Basics is the essential text for anyone coming to research for the first time"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xMethodology.
650		0	_aHumanities _xResearch _xMethodology. _913421
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aWalliman, Nicholas. _tResearch methods _bThird edition. _dAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 _z9780367694074 _w(DLC) 2021032284
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