Research

Any piece of primary research ought to be preceded by a systematic review. The kay advantage of a systematic review over the traditional narrative review is its ability to identify all the available eveidence in a systematic and replicable manner. This book will describe a) the kay steps to undertak... More

Covers such practical topics as the basic techniques of interviewing, how to control an interview without inhibiting it, preparing an interview schedule, and using tools such as questioning, prompting, and reflecting. It explains how to bring the interview into shape and how to analyze the content o... More

An informative guide to designing and formulating research questions. Crucial starting points for research are often poorly conceived by students and researchers, resulting in problems as they work through the research and overall design adn quality of the thesis, dissertation or research project. A... More

Focus Groups are often under-used as a valuable tool for research. This practical and extremely well-written guide offers advice on: * planning and organising focus groups * what types of questions to use* the limitations and advantages of using these groups as research methods* collecting the data ... More

Andrew Burn and David Parker outline how multi-modality theory can be used to analyze texts whicj employ multiple semiotic modes and media, in such a way that a balanced consideration is given to the characteristics of each mode, how they integrate, and how they distribute textual functions between ... More

The steps of the research process in workplace, government, institutional, and community settings are presented through case studies that demonstrate the main principles and methods of applied research in this practical guide. Through six different research projects, the authors show how context, re... More

Practitioners in the further education sector need to develop confidence in their own research practices and establish recognition within higher education of practitioner research in further education. This book will help staff in this sector to develop their professional practice through their rese... More

This book covers the fundamentals of research and research designs. It covers all facets of management areas with statistical tools for analysis.... More