Eric A. Jensen, Charles Laurie

Doing Real Research (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide to Social Research

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Challenging readers to move beyond the formality and idealized settings of conventional methods teaching, this book offers frank, practical advice designed to empower students and researchers working in the real world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473944282
• Artikelnr.: 44871711

Autorenporträt

Eric Jensen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick. He has two main research specialisms: Public engagement, and media. He also contributes to the development of impact evaluation methodology and social change theory. His research on the impacts of public engagement cuts across a wide range of settings, from zoos to conservation training programmes to museums.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART ONE: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: Research design: Planning for the unknowable, the unexpected and
the undesirable
Chapter 2: How to do a literature review: Using existing evidence and ideas
to build a foundation
Chapter 3: How to be an ethical researcher
PART TWO: IN THE FIELD
Chapter 4: How to manage risk: Protecting yourself and your equipment
Chapter 5: How to find a representative sample
Chapter 6: How to gain research participation
PART THREE: DATA COLLECTION METHODS
Chapter 7: How to do Survey Research
Chapter 8: How to do interviews and focus groups
Chapter 9: How to use existing data: Challenges and opportunities
PART FOUR: MANAGING AND ANALYZING DATA
Chapter 10: How to manage your data
Chapter 11: How to do qualitative data analysis
Chapter 12: How to do quantitative data analysis
PART FIVE: PRESENTING YOUR RESEARCH
Chapter 13: How to Write up your Research
Concluding Thoughts