Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners / Ranjit Kumar.
This text has been written specifically for those with no previous experience of research or research methodology. Written in a logical and accessible style and providing helpful techniques and examples, it breaks the process of designing and doing a research project into eight manageable operationa...
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1. |t Research: A Way of Thinking -- |g 2. |t The Research Process: A Quick Glance -- |g Step I. |t Formulating A Research Problem : -- |g 3. |t Reviewing the Literature -- |g 4. |t Formulating a Research Problem -- |g 5. |t Identifying Variables -- |g 6. |t Constructing Hypotheses -- |g Step II. |t Conceptualising A Research Design : -- |g 7. |t The Research Design -- |g 8. |t Selecting a Study Design -- |g Step III. |t Constructing An Instrument For Data Collection : -- |g 9. |t Selecting a Method of Data Collection -- |g 10. |t Collecting Data Using Attitudinal Scales -- |g 11. |t Establishing the Validity and Reliability of a Research Instrument -- |g Step IV. |t Selecting A Sample : -- |g 12. |t Selecting a Sample -- |g Step V. |t Writing A Research Proposal : -- |g 13. |t Writing a Research Proposal -- |g Step VI. |t Collecting Data : -- |g 14. |t Considering Ethical Issues in Data Collection -- |g Step VII. |t Processing And Displaying Data : -- |g 15. |t Processing Data -- |g 16. |t Displaying Data -- |g Step VIII. |t Writing A Research Report : -- |g 17. |t Writing a Research Report. |
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