附註:"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-264) and index.
Research skills and how to acquire them -- What is research? -- Ways of knowing -- Problem fields -- Problem identification -- Research ethics -- Research strategies: the experiment and survey -- Research strategies: the case study, ethnography and action research -- Data construction by asking questions -- Data construction by making observations -- Data construction by using documents and records -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Writing and publication.
摘要:Filling a gap in current research methods literature, this new title from Alan Thomas offers a comprehensive overview of the skills needed to carry out a research project or thesis.