Summary
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With indispensable advice for students from all social science backgrounds, this handbook provides the core conceptual and practical skills to embark on succesful research. The organization of the book reflects the knowledge that is required in order to become a competent and effective researcher. It follows the life-cycle of the research project: it begins with a discussion of ethical and philosphical issues; presents guides to both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; provides help on using computers in research; and includes advice on how to write up and present a research project. Based on the UK Economic and Social Research Council advice on the training which students should undertake in preparation for postgraduate research, this book will be invaluable for all beginning researchers.
Design Issues in Survey Research
Design Issues in Survey Research
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the main design issues involved in survey research. The first issue to be addressed is the survey method process. Undertaking survey research is often depicted as a linear and straightforward process in many methods texts. This approach ...
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