• Preface
• How To Define Your Project
• How To Decide Upon Amethodology
• How To Choose Your Research Meth
• How To Conduct Background Resear
• How To Choose Your Participants
• How To Prepare A Research Propos
• How To Conduct Interviews
• How To Conduct Focus Groups
• How To Construct Questionnaires
• How To Carry Out Participant Obs
• How To Analyse Your Data
• How To Report Your Findings
• How To Be An Ethical Researcher

A Practical Guide to Research Methods

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• Preface
• How To Define Your Project
  • Asking Questions
  • Thinking About Your Project
  • Understanding The Five ‘ws’
  • Summarising Your Research
  • Summary
  • Useful Websites
• How To Decide Upon Amethodology
  • Recognising Qualitative And Quantitativeresearch
  • Understanding The Methodological Debate
  • Choosing A Methodology
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Choose Your Research Methods
  • Using Interviews
  • Conducting Focus Groups
  • Using Questionnaires
  • Undertaking Participant Observation
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Conduct Background Research
  • Conducting Primary And Secondary Research
  • Using Websites
  • Using Interlibrary Loans
  • Keeping Records
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Choose Your Participants
  • Understanding Sampling Techniques
  • Choosing Your Sample Size
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Prepare A Research Proposal
  • The Contents Of A Proposal
  • What Makes A Good Proposal?
  • Reasons Why Research Proposals Fail
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Conduct Interviews
  • Methods Of Recording
  • Developing An Interview Schedule
  • Establishing Rapport
  • Asking Questions And Probing For Information
  • Completing The Interview
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Conduct Focus Groups
  • The Role Of The Moderator
  • Recording Equipment
  • Choosing Avenue
  • Recruiting Your Participants
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Construct Questionnaires
  • Deciding Which Questionnaire To Use
  • Wording And Structure Of Questions
  • Length And Ordering Of Questions
  • Piloting The Questionnaire
  • Obtaining A High Response
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Carry Out Participant Observation
  • Gaining Access
  • Acting Ethically
  • Collecting And Analysing Information
  • Withdrawing From The Field
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Analyse Your Data
  • Deciding Which Approach To Use
  • Analysing Qualitative Data
  • Analysing Quantitative Data
  • Measuring Data
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Report Your Findings
  • Writing Reports
  • Structuring Reports
  • Writing Journal Articles
  • Producing Oral Presentations
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
• How To Be An Ethical Researcher
  • Treating Participants With Respect
  • Recognising Overt And Covert Research
  • Producing A Code Of Ethics
  • Summary
  • Further Reading