A student's guide to methodology justifying enquiry
Pt. I. Research is Methodology -- 1. What is research? -- 2. What is methodology? -- Pt. II. The Pervasive Nature of Methodology -- 3. Looking: seeing beyond the known -- 4. Listening: issues of voice -- 5. Reading: purpose and positionality -- 6. Questioning: the focus of research -- Pt. III. Makin...
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| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles
Sage Publications
c2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Summary: | Pt. I. Research is Methodology -- 1. What is research? -- 2. What is methodology? -- Pt. II. The Pervasive Nature of Methodology -- 3. Looking: seeing beyond the known -- 4. Listening: issues of voice -- 5. Reading: purpose and positionality -- 6. Questioning: the focus of research -- Pt. III. Making Research Public -- 7. Research design: shaping the study -- 8. Reporting research: telling the story -- 9. Research action: next steps -- App. I. Research planning audit -- App. II. Annotated bibliography of research texts. Suitable for those undertaking a dissertation or theses, this book presents information and advice on the process and functions of methodology. It shows how various elements of the account - from the framing of Research Questions to the drawing of Conclusions - is a function of methodology. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 254 p. ill. 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781412929127 (hbk) 9781412929134 (pbk.) |