02377cam a2200361 i 4500 18763773 OSt 20220202100138.0 150828s2016 njua b 001 0 eng 2015033629 9781405182416 DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc H62.R62 300.72 23 Robson, Colin. Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings. / Colin Robson 3rd ed. Hoboken : Wiley, 2011. xv, 586 p. : ill. ; 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Revised edition of Real world research, 2011. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ways of using the book -- The main steps when carrying out a project -- Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Approaches to social research -- Planning : selecting a strategy -- Developing your ideas -- General design issues -- Desk-based research -- Fixed designs -- Flexible designs -- Multi-strategy (mixed methods) designs -- Designs for particular purposes: evaluation, action and change -- Ethical and political considerations -- Tactics : the methods of data collection -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Tests and scales -- Observational methods -- Additional methods of data collection -- Writing a project proposal -- Carrying out the project -- Dealing with the data -- The analysis and interpretation of quantitative data -- The analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- Reporting, disseminating and moving forward -- Appendix A: Using specialist software for quantitative analysis -- Appendix B: Using specialist software for qualitative analysis -- Glossary -- References and author index -- Subject index. Social sciences Research Methodology. Psychology Research Methodology. Online version: Robson, Colin. Real world research Fourth Edition Hoboken : Wiley, 2016 9781119083412 (DLC) 2015033871 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 8585 16085 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL GEN 2019-10-22 0 H62.R62(3e) K/202/202/19 2022-02-02 00:00:00 2022-02-02 BK