Flick, Uwe, 1956-,

Introducing research methodology : a beginner's guide to doing a research project / Uwe Flick. - 2nd ed. - Thousand Oaks, Calif : SAGE, 2015. - xxii, 295 p : ill ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) , glossary, and indexes.

Part I: Orientation -- Why social research? -- Worldviews in social research -- Ethical issues in social research -- From research idea to research question -- Part II: Planning and design -- Reading and reviewing the literature -- Planning social research : steps in the research process -- Designing social research -- Deciding on your methods -- Part III: Working with data -- Collecting quantitative and qualitative data -- Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data -- E-research : doing social research online -- Triangulation and mixed methods -- Part IV: Reflection and writing -- What is good research? Evaluating your research project -- Writing up research and using results.

9781446294246 (paperback)

2014950929


Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Research.

H62 / .F55

300.7/21