How to Do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences
- ISBN-10
- 1847874436
- ISBN-13
- 9781847874436
- Series
- How to Do Your Research Project
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-06-04
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Author
- Gary Thomas
Description
Are you doing a research project? Do you need advice on how to carry out research? Does writer's block get in the way of your dissertation? Nearly all students need to do a research project at some point during their degree. How to do your Research Project guides you through the different phases of doing so. With practical examples, Thomas explains what should happen at each project phase, detailing the main design frames and methods used in social science research, and providing down to earth and practical advice on weaving these elements together into a coherent whole.
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