How to Do Your Research Project : A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences

Thomas, Gary

ISBN 10: 1847874436 / ISBN 13: 9781847874436

Published by SAGE Publications, Limited, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Do Your Research Project : A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847874436
• ISBN 13: 9781847874436
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.939 pounds

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Synopsis

Are you doing a research project? Do you need advice on how to carry out research? Does writer′s block get in the way of your dissertation?

Nearly all students need to do a research project at some point during their degree. How to do your Research Project guides them through the different phases of doing so. With practical examples, Thomas explains what should happen at each phase, detailing the main design frames and methods used in social science research, and providing down to earth and practical advice on weaving these elements together into a coherent whole.

The book is structured in two parts. The Part One tells you how to conduct research:

- deciding your topic and question

- choosing your approach

- thinking about practical matters

- looking at the different methods of research

- analyzing your research and drawing conclusions

Part Two looks at how to write it up:

- the structure of research reports, dissertations and theses

- putting together abstracts, introductions, literature reviews and your methodology

- presenting findings

- discussing results and concluding

This book will be useful for undergraduate, postgraduate, CPD and doctoral students.

About the Author

Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.