The Researcher's Toolkit: The Complete Guide

Written by an experienced team of practicing researchers, this guide covers the entire research process -- from designing and submitting a research proposal through to its completion.

List of figures

xi

List of contributors

xiii

Foreword

xv

Issues in research

1

(14)

Margaret Scanlon

Research: what's it got to do with me?

1

(1)

What is the purpose of research?

2

(4)

What is the nature of social research?

6

(3)

Stages in the research

9

(1)

Some preliminary considerations

10

(2)

Conclusion

12

(1)

References and further reading

12

(3)

Planning the research

15

(10)

David Wilkinson

The importance of planning

15

(1)

Framing your questions

16

(2)

Commissioned research

18

(1)

Exploring the literature

19

(1)

Developing a strategy

19

(2)

Collecting and analysing data

21

(1)

Drawing conclusions

21

(2)

Writing and submitting your report

23

(1)

References and further reading

23

(2)

Reviewing the literature

25

(16)

Peter Birmingham

The purpose of carrying out a literature review

25

(4)

Locating the literature

29

(2)

Selecting appropriate literature and maintaining literature notes

31

(2)

Aggregating literature material

33

(1)

Critically analysing the literature

33

(3)

Example of a literature review

36

(3)

References and further reading

39

(2)

Research instruments

41

(14)

Diannne Hinds

Introduction

41

(1)

Questionnaires

42

(5)

One-to-one interviews

47

(2)

Focus group interviews

49

(1)

Ethnography

50

(1)

Diaries

51

(2)

Content analysis

53

(1)

Using computers with research instruments

54

(1)

References and further reading

54

(1)

Finding and locating information

55

(22)

Lesley Gray

Introduction

55

(2)

Where to start

57

(1)

Locating information and information resources

58

(13)

A literature search strategy

71

(3)

Note-taking

74

(1)

Referencing

74

(1)

References and further reading

75

(2)

Analysing data

77

(20)

David Wilkinson

Introduction

77

(1)

Classifying data

78

(1)

Qualitative data

79

(1)

The coding frame

79

(2)

Quantitative data

81

(1)

Descriptive analysis

81

(13)

Inferential analysis

94

(1)

Reporting the analysis of data

95

(1)

References and further reading

96

(1)

Completing the research project

97

(20)

Christine Gough

The process of writing-up

97

(1)

Motivation

98

(2)

Organising

100

(1)

Time management

101

(2)

Targeting your audience

103

(2)

Style of the report

105

(1)

Structure of the report

106

(2)

References

108

(2)

Obtaining and acting on feedback

110

(2)

Submission and publication

112

(3)

References and further reading

115

(2)

Researching in schools: case studies based on three research projects

117

(16)

Jane Lovely

Introduction: the case studies

117

(1)

Developing workable research proposals

118

(3)

The school year

121

(1)

Recruiting the schools

122

(3)

Working with the schools

125

(2)

Confidentiality

127

(1)

Rewarding the schools

128

(1)

Dissemination of findings

129

(1)

Conclusion

130

(1)

References and further reading

130

(3)

Index

133

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