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| About the author |
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| Preface to the 4th edition |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| How to use this book |
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Begin at the beginning: The introduction |
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Who cares? What is the point of this research? |
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Thinking of a research idea |
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Moving on to research questions |
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The four kinds of question - and some nutshell-sized studies and their implications |
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Does your question demand a descriptive or an explanatory answer? |
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A research question - or a hypothesis? |
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Is it feasible? Problems with research questions |
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Kinds of evidence and kinds of answer |
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What research is - and what it isn't |
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2 Project Management, Ethics And Getting Clearance |
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Understanding the structure of your dissertation or thesis |
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Just look at those fingernails! Time management |
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Use a structured technique |
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If you still can't find the time |
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Stresses in doing research |
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Working with your supervisor |
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The importance of being ethical |
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Getting clearance - ethical review |
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Undergraduate-level ethical clearance |
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Postgraduate-level ethical clearance |
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What to think about in considering ethics |
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Ethics and the use of social media in research |
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Care for your participants and for yourself |
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Where do I put discussion about ethics in my dissertation? |
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3 The Literature Review, Part 1: Searching And Constructing |
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Primary and secondary sources |
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Use a writing frame in writing your literature review |
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Building (with a vocabulary toolbox) |
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Your literature review should tell a story - it should not be a list |
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How much detail should I use in discussing the literature |
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Speed reading and taking notes |
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Why is this lying bastard lying to me? |
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Click on `Search': finding information |
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Using Google Scholar to organise your references |
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Other ways of using Google Scholar |
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Other search engines are available |
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Getting access to journals via your library |
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Some library portals and platforms you may find useful |
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Specific subject databases |
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Other sources of information |
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Understanding how sources are cited: the Harvard referencing system |
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4 The Literature Review, Part 2: Sharpening Your Ideas |
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Seeing the wood for the trees |
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From storyboard to storyline |
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Different meanings of theory |
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5 Methodology, Part 1: Deciding On An Approach |
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Research design and methodology |
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Practical issues concerning research design |
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Frameworks for thinking about the social world: paradigms |
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Paradigms and research approach |
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The Q words: qualitative and quantitative |
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Thinking critically: how the `ologies' help |
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Critical awareness (again) |
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From purposes to questions, to approaches, to data gathering |
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Designing research: an example |
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6 Methodology, Part 2: The Design Frame |
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Fixed and emergent designs |
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Some general issues in design |
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Generalisation and generalisability |
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Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies - and surveys |
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Can I mix design frames and methods? |
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How to structure and write your methodology chapter |
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Data-gathering tools - mainly for use with words |
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Keeping a reflective journal |
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Group interviews and focus groups |
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214 | (2) |
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Using social media to gather data and to collaborate with other researchers and participants |
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Data-gathering tools - for use with words and/or numbers |
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Gathering image-based data |
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Data-gathering tools - mainly for use with numbers |
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8 How To Analyse And Discuss The Information You Gather |
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Constant comparative method and coding |
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Construct mapping and theme mapping |
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Discourse and content analysis |
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Computers and verbal data analysis |
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In-betweenies: words to numbers and developing a coding frame |
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Using Excel to do your data analysis |
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Statistics that help you understand a relationship between two variables |
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Statistics that help you to deduce (or infer) |
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Reviewing your options on analysis |
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Theorising: drawing out theory |
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Organising your discussion - alongside or after the analysis? |
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9 Concluding And Writing Up |
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Writing an abstract and finalising the title |
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General points about writing and presentation |
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Communicating your findings |
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The `territory' of your writing |
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Writing in the right style |
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Non-sexist and non-discriminatory writing |
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| Appendix: Critical Values for Chi-square |
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| Glossary |
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