Previous edition: 2010.
Pt. I Preparing the Ground
1.Approaches to Research
Styles of research
Action research and the role of practitioner researchers
Case study
Survey
The experimental style
Ethnography and the ethnographic style of research
The grounded theory approach
Narrative inquiry and stories
Which approach?
Laying the Groundwork Checklist
Further reading
2.Planning the Project
Selecting a topic
Getting started
The purpose of the study
Hypotheses, objectives and researchable questions
Working title and the project outline
Timing
Supervision
Student-supervisor relationships
Codes of practice for supervision
Change of supervisor
Keeping records of supervisory tutorials
The research experience
Writing as you go along and the research diary
Planning the Project Checklist
Further reading
3.Ethics and Integrity In Research.
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Doing your research project : a guide for first time researchers by Judith Bell. ISBN 9780335264469. Published by McGraw-Hill Education in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
