Designing and Managing Your Research Project : Core Skills for Social and Health Research

Thomas, David R., Hodges, Ian D.

ISBN 10: 184860193X / ISBN 13: 9781848601932

Published by SAGE Publications, Limited, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Designing and Managing Your Research Project : Core Skills for Social and Health Research
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184860193X
• ISBN 13: 9781848601932
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.127 pounds

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Synopsis

This book provides information about the key areas needed to do a a successful research project. It includes software skills, developing research objectives, writing proposals, literature reviews, getting ethics approval, seeking funding, managing a project, communicating research findings, and writing reports. There is also a chapter on working as an independent researcher. The book includes numerous examples, checklists, and practical exercises designed to assist the learning of research skills and the completion of crucial project tasks. It covers procedures needed for conducting projects electronically and accessing information from the Internet.

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About the Author

David R Thomas is Emeritus Professor in Social and Community Health at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His degrees are from Victoria University in Wellington (BA, MA) and the University of Queensland in Australia (PhD in social and cross-cultural psychology). He is currently a research and evaluation consultant and runs workshops on research methods. Specialist areas include evaluation research, survey research, qualitative methods, proposal writing and management of projects. His publications include 65 journal articles and book chapters and two books.