Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners / Ranjit Kumar.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xxi, 503 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781526449900
  • 1526449900
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • H62 KUM 2019
Contents:
Research: A way of thinking -- Research process: a quick glance -- Formulating a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Formulating a research problem -- Identifying variables -- Constructing hypotheses -- Step II: Conceptualising a research design -- Research design -- Selecting a study design -- Step III: Constructing an instrument for data collection -- Selecting a method of data collection -- Collecting data using attitudinal scales -- Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument -- Step IV: Selecting a sample -- Selecting a sample -- Step V: Writing a research proposal -- Step VI: Collecting data -- Considering ethical issues in data collection -- Step VII: Processing and displaying data -- Processing data -- Displaying data -- Step VIII: Writing a research report.
This practical book is designed for anyone who is planning to undertake a research project in the social sciences for the first time. Organised around eight operational steps, it explains difficult procedures step-by-step.
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Books on General collection Books on General collection Africa University Main Library General Stacks H62 KUM 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000082098018

Previous edition: 2014.

Includes Internet access.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research: A way of thinking -- Research process: a quick glance -- Formulating a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Formulating a research problem -- Identifying variables -- Constructing hypotheses -- Step II: Conceptualising a research design -- Research design -- Selecting a study design -- Step III: Constructing an instrument for data collection -- Selecting a method of data collection -- Collecting data using attitudinal scales -- Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrument -- Step IV: Selecting a sample -- Selecting a sample -- Step V: Writing a research proposal -- Step VI: Collecting data -- Considering ethical issues in data collection -- Step VII: Processing and displaying data -- Processing data -- Displaying data -- Step VIII: Writing a research report.

This practical book is designed for anyone who is planning to undertake a research project in the social sciences for the first time. Organised around eight operational steps, it explains difficult procedures step-by-step.

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