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Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners


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Designed with students, for students

Eight steps, two pathways, one book. The Fifth Edition of the bestseller Research Methodology has reimagined, redesigned, and fully renovated how a textbook can help students achieve success in their methods course or research project.

Eight steps: Foolproof for any beginner researcher, the book breaks the process of designing and doing a research project into achievable stages. It delivers students from research problem to their written research report at the pace they need, with clear explanations, DIY tasks and study skills support.

In a new landscape format it presents figures, models and visualizations elegantly, so they don't break over a page, making even complex concepts easier to understand.

Two pathways: With an innovative, beautiful design, regular progress checkpoints have been built into the book and its online resources. As students proceed through the 8 steps, each chapter provides regular opportunities for students to check understanding or give themselves a challenge. Each pathway then gives them the resources they need.

  • Confused? Stop, practise with quizzes and flashcards, or use a video to look at a concept a different way.
  • Up for a challenge? Access a wealth of additional material including research articles, readings, case studies, activities, bibliography tools and inspiration to pursue your curiosity, impress your lecturer, and nail your assignments.

With this one book, every student gets what they need to succeed. It is the perfect essential text for students and beginner researchers across the social sciences.



Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Research: A Way of Thinking Chapter 2: The Research Process: A Quick Glance Step I: Formulating a Research Problem Chapter 3: Reviewing the Literature Chapter 4: Formulating a Research Problem Chapter 5: Identifying Variables Chapter 6: Constructing Hypotheses Step II: Conceptualising a Research Design Chapter 7: The Research Design Chapter 8: Selecting a Study Design Step III: Constructing an Instrument for Data Collection Chapter 9: Selecting a Method of Data Collection Chapter 10: Collecting Data Using Attitudinal Scales Chapter 11: Establishing the Validity and Reliability of a Research Instrument Step IV: Selecting a Sample Chapter 12: Selecting a Sample Step V: Writing a Research Proposal Chapter 13: Writing a Research Proposal Step VI: Collecting Data Chapter 14: Considering Ethical Issues in Data Collection Step VII: Processing and Displaying Data Chapter 15: Processing Data Chapter 16: Displaying Data Step VIII: Writing a Research Report Chapter 17: Writing a Research Report

About the Author :
Dr Ranjit Kumar taught at Curtin University of Technology and the University of Western Australia for 30 years. He is currently a freelance research and evaluation consultant in Western Australia.

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This is a well written comprehensive text with excellent examples. It is easy for beginner researchers to understand. Colleagues pick this book up from my desk as the pink lettering makes it stand out. Easy to read and dip into. I will order this book for our library. The book caught my attention in order to be use by master students of music, which are essentially all beginning researchers; some of them have quite a bit of trouble connecting a research project to their artistic and professional practice in music or larger cultural practice, which is most essential for how we envision research in our master programme.

The most positive points considering this book are certainly its readability and its visual appearance, with especially the latter being excellent. The chapters are written in a very clear way and should provide students with enough guidance to make steps in the research trajectories.

The critical point concerning our context of the arts is the disctinction in qualitative and quantitative research design. I certainly do understand this choice, but from the perspective of the arts this is slightly outdated and difficult to maintain, especially concerning aspects of "emergent design" that are relatively common in artistic research projects. But nevertheless, a welcome and excellent addition to the present literature. Good book for beginner This is an excellent resource on research methodology and very accessible for the students I teach. This is a very easy book for students to follow The fifth edition is horrible. The layout and colors used for the font are nearly unreadable.
I was very happy with the previous edition. I refuse to use this one. This is an excellent book BUT this edition is HIDEOUS.

It is a weird shape and won′t fit well on our library shelves. One of my students mentioned she keeps her′s on the floor.

The text is at times pink on pink or blue on blue and the contrast is terrible - that′s an accessibility issue.

On a more subjective note, the fonts and the neons look like someone was trying to be cool and trendy and it smacks of ′hello fellow kids′. Fire the graphic designer.

I have suggested that my students buy 4th eds used if possible as it looks like a grow-up book for adults, and will fit on a bookshelf, and is actually LEGIBLE especially if they have any eye issues, colour blindness or specific learning difficulties Fantastic research book. Very easy to read, well laid out and informative Great overview of research in a user friendly presentation, love the bright colours and unusual landscape layout. I am no longer the course leader for this module but this is the best book on the market It is so well structured and very informative in an easier to read format than many other books on this topic A colourful and easy to use text book which I think the students will enjoy. Standard classic text - appropriate for any level of study.
Excellent overview of concepts and terminology. An extremely detailed yet accessible introduction to conducting and evaluating research in a variety of subjects. This is a really helpful resource for students and is presented in an engaging manner. Love this book. Very useful to dip in an out of and is bright and engaging. Clearly defined chapters with a good range of practical activities and exercises to reinforce learning. Student friendly and the bonus of online resources.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781526449900
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1202 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1526449900
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jan 2019
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 232 mm
  • No of Pages: 528
  • Sub Title: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
  • Width: 186 mm


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