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DescriptionResearch Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This second edition provides an expanded resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Structured in three parts, the first covering the nature of knowledge and the reasons for research, the second the specific methods used to carry out effective research, and the third on how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project, this book covers: � Reasons for doing a research project Complete with a glossary of key terms and guides to further reading, this book is an essential text for anyone coming to research for the first time. Author descriptionNicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Table of contentsIntroduction Part I: Research Theory and Practice 1. Research Basics 2. Research Theory 3. Structuring the Research Project 4. Research Ethics 5. Finding and Reviewing the Literature Part II: The Main Research Methods 6. The Nature of Data 7. Collecting and Analysing Secondary Data; Modern, Historical and Archival 8. Collecting Primary Data 9. Quantitative Data Analysis 10. Qualitative Data Analysis 11. Mixed Methods and Interdisciplinary Research 12. Writing the Proposal and Planning the Research Project 13. Writing up the Research |