Doing Research in the Real World - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1526418525 ISBN 13: 9781526418524

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Synopsis

Get 12 months FREE access to an interactive eBook when purchasing the paperback*  Lecturers, request your electronic inspection copy here. Pragmatic and inspiring, this applied book will help you to complete your research quickly and well. David Gray’s advice is both positive and sensible as he walks you through each step of the research process from start to finish. Weaving quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods together, he encourages you to consider flexible options and to choose the most appropriate methods for your projects. Setting out the realities of conducting research in real-world settings, David will help you to find the practical tools – and the confidence – you need to make good research choices as well as providing coverage of a wide range of assessment techniques and employability skills. The book also introduces an incredible range of digital resources: ·         Award-winning video to bring concepts to life ·         Video top tips from David ·         Case studies from experts ·         Journal articles to showcase real research ·         Interactive glossary flashcards ·         Multiple choice questions to test yourself with ·         Multidisciplinary data sets ·         Downloadable checklists to guide you. Brimming with energy and grounded in reality, this book is still your definitive companion to research – from theory to design, data collection to data analysis and writing up to dissemination this book has everything you need to excel. *Interactivity only available through Vitalsource eBook included as part of paperback product (ISBN 9781526418524). Access not guaranteed on second-hand copies (as access code may have previously been redeemed).

About this title

About the Author

David Gray is Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Greenwich. His research interests, and publication record, include research methods, management learning (particularly coaching and mentoring), professional identity, action learning, reflective learning, management learning in SMEs and the factors that contribute to SME success. He has published books and articles on research methods, organizational learning, and coaching and mentoring. David has led a number of EU-funded research programmes including one examining the impact of coaching on the resilience of unemployed managers in their job-searching behaviours and another on how action learning can sustain unemployed managers in starting their own business. He has recently completed a global survey into the professional identity of coaches. When not leading research projects he tries to play golf.

Review

This book is a very user-friendly and theoretically robust guide that will prove invaluable to researchers and students alike. I particularly like the breadth and depth with which all dimensions of the research process are addressed and explained. The new material on questionnaire and surveys will be of great benefit and is a major strength of the new edition. -- Professor Thomas Garavan This stand-alone research handbook covers the "basics and beyond" of social science research in a detailed and student-friendly manner. Straightforward and sequentially structured, it contains step-by-step explanations of the essentials students need to know about qualitative and quantitative research methods and techniques to help them complete projects from start to finish. Very useful handbook for getting undergrads started and helping postgrads stay on track! -- Sharon du Plessis-Schneider This has to be one of my most often borrowed textbooks that rarely lingers on my shelves! Colleagues, doctoral students and masters students alike will find something of interest here--whether it be used as a reminder of terminology, or a quick introduction to a new field. With new material on surveys, secondary data, and digital research as well as a fully integrated supporting digital research, this new edition is still the clear and accessible overview of the practicalities of doing research in the 'real world.' -- Fiona Harris

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526418525
• ISBN 13: 9781526418524
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4