TY - BOOK AU - Grix, Jonathan. TI - The foundation of research. SN - 1403921458 AV - LB2369.G751 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes index and bibliographical references; Contents: Introduction -- The Nature of research -- The 'Nuts and bolts' of research -- Getting started in research -- The Building blocks of research -- Introducing the key research paradigms -- The Types and uses of theory in research -- Introducing research methods -- Academic standards, plagiarism and ethics in research -- Conclusion: Summary of key points -- Appendix 1: Stages of the research process -- Appendix 2: Glossary of research terms ER -