Doing a Successful Research Project

Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods

Martin Brett Davies, Nathan Hughes (University of Birmingham, Birmingham)

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Bloomsbury Academic
11 March 2014

Research methods: general

This straightforward, student-friendly guide contains all the practical advice for successfully undertaking a research project, leading students through all the stages of the research process. The second edition of this no-nonsense textbook supports students in conducting their own research projects, whatever discipline they are from. Describing processes, tools and strategies in a simple, succinct way, it supports the reader carefully through the planning and design stages, to implementation, analysis and completion.

Doing a Successful Research Project is suitable for an interdisciplinary audience all over the world. It is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking a research project or dissertation across the social sciences, applied social sciences, education, health and business studies. It can also be used as essential or complimentary reading on modules on qualitative and quantitative research and research design.<

New to this Edition: - Enhanced coverage of essential topics, including research ethics, the literature review and online methodologies - Increased coverage on quantitative methods - New up-to-date examples of real-life research studies - Broadened scope to encourage appeal to a wide range of academic disciplines

By: Martin Brett Davies, Nathan Hughes (University of Birmingham, Birmingham)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 359g
ISBN: 9781137306425
ISBN 10: 1137306424
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 11 March 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PART 1 PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT 1. So you’re going to do a research project 2. Let’s make a start 3. Preparing for a successful research project 4. The principles of sampling 5. Carrying out your survey 6. Questionnaires 7. The art and science of survey interviewing 8. Analysing your survey data 9. Testing for statistical significance: into more complex territory 10. A quantitative researcher’s briefing sheet PART 3 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 11. Studying a small sample 12. Qualitative research interviewing 13. There is more to qualitative research than interviewing 14. Analysing qualitative data 15. A qualitative researcher’s briefing sheet PART 4 THE LAST LAP 16. Writing your report.

Martin Davies is Professor Emeritus at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has extensive social science research experience, having held research posts in the Home Office, the National Health Service and the Universities of Manchester and East Anglia, where he supervised the research dissertations of more than 750 graduate and undergraduate students. Nathan Hughes is Director of Education and Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Social Work at the Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham, UK.

Reviews for Doing a Successful Research Project: Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods

This book contains all the advice a student needs to design a hands-on methods project, to reflect on the process and to acquire transferable skills for the future. - Ann Taylor, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle NSW, Australia This is an excellent guide for undergraduate students conducting research projects in the social sciences. It addresses many of the issues that students encounter and offers excellent practical advice. It is the best text on this topic I have seen. - Patrick White, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Leicester, UK Clearly-written and well-organized, this book is an excellent, introductory text covering a broad scope of research methods for beginning students. - Gerardo Marti, L. Richardson King Associate Professor of Sociology, Davidson College, USA 'I became really engaged with this text from the offset. The authors' straightforward approach belies significant depth and sophistication which is clearly underpinned by their own expert advice... I would highly recommend it.' Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Reader in Social Work, Middlesex University, UK