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Research Methods : The Key Concepts

By: Hammond, Michael.
Contributor(s): Wellington, Jerry J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London Routledge 2015Description: 179p. 8.5x5.5.ISBN: 9780415599825.Subject(s): Social sciences - Research - MethodologyDDC classification: 001.42 Summary: This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the many methods and methodologies of social research. Each entry provides a critical definition and examines the value and difficulties of a particular method or methodology of concept across different fields of social research. Concepts include: Action research Chaos theory Discourse analysis Epistemology Literature review Interviewing Social constructivism World view With thematic further reading stretching across the social sciences, Research Methods: The Key Concepts will help readers develop a firm understanding of the rationale and principles behind key research methods, and is a must-have for new researchers at all levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate and beyond.
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This invaluable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the many methods and methodologies of social research. Each entry provides a critical definition and examines the value and difficulties of a particular method or methodology of concept across different fields of social research. Concepts include:

Action research
Chaos theory
Discourse analysis
Epistemology
Literature review
Interviewing
Social constructivism
World view

With thematic further reading stretching across the social sciences, Research Methods: The Key Concepts will help readers develop a firm understanding of the rationale and principles behind key research methods, and is a must-have for new researchers at all levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate and beyond.

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