The undergraduate research handbook /
Gina Wisker.
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- xxii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Palgrave study skills .
- Palgrave study skills. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-296) and index.
Introduction: How to Use This Book ---- Part I. Getting Started. 1. The Enquiring Mind in Action --- 2. Starting Research --- 3. Good Research: The Essentials --- 4. Carrying Out Research for a Project or Dissertation --- 5. Research Paradigms, Theorising and Conceptual Frameworks --- 6. Writing a Research Proposal --- 7. Carrying Out a Literature Review: Engaging with the Literature --- 8. Research Methodology and Methods --- 9. Finding and Using Sources --- 10. Using the Internet for Research --- 11. Quantitative Methods in Action: Questionnaires, Observation --- 12. Qualitative Methods in Action --- 13. Varieties of Research: Practitioner-Based and Action Research, Phenomenography and Ethnography, and other Real-World Research ---- Part II. Managing People and Processes. 14. Collecting, Selecting, Organising and Analysing Data, Interpretation --- 15. Managing Your Tutor or Supervisor --- 16. Managing Your Time, Life, Paid Work and Research --- 17. Putting Ethics into Practice ---- Part III. Difference, Writing and Moving On. 18. International Students --- 19. Researching and Writing in Different Disciplines --- 20. Developing Good Writing Habits --- 21. Writing Well, in the Right Shapes and Forms: the Authority of Your Research and Your Writing --- 22. Maintaining Momentum: Overcoming Difficulties with Time, Writing, the Project and the Research Processes --- 23. What Do Examiners Look For? What Do Employers Look For? And How to Ensure Your Work Matches Their Expectations.
A practical, research-informed text providing student researchers with models, tasks and activities to enable them to think through, plan, action, write up and present their research.
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