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First steps in research / Kobus Maree, editor, [and 9 others].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Pretoria : Van Schaik, 2016Copyright date: 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: xv, 424 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780627033698
  • 0627033695
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.42 FIR 23
Contents:
What is a research question and why is it important? -- Introduction to the language of research -- Planning a research proposal -- Introducing qualitative research -- Qualitative research designs and data-gathering techniques -- Analysing qualitative data -- First steps in action research -- The quantitative research process -- Surveys and the use of questionnaires -- Sampling -- Statistical analysis I: Descriptive statistics -- Statistical analysis II: Inferential statistics -- Standardisation of a questionnaire -- Overview of some of the most popular statistical techniques -- Foundations and approaches to mixed methods research.
Summary: First steps in research facilitates the understanding and application of theories, goals, methods and strategies, being easy to read and use without diluting the conceptual and terminological complexities of the field. It examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of qualitative, quatitative and integrated or mixed methods of conducting research and suggests how these three approaches may best be used.
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Books Books Botho University Lesotho Reference Education TR 001.42 FIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available BK001506
Books Books Botho University Lesotho Open Shelves Education 001.42 FIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available BK001507

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is a research question and why is it important? -- Introduction to the language of research -- Planning a research proposal -- Introducing qualitative research -- Qualitative research designs and data-gathering techniques -- Analysing qualitative data -- First steps in action research -- The quantitative research process -- Surveys and the use of questionnaires -- Sampling -- Statistical analysis I: Descriptive statistics -- Statistical analysis II: Inferential statistics -- Standardisation of a questionnaire -- Overview of some of the most popular statistical techniques -- Foundations and approaches to mixed methods research.

First steps in research facilitates the understanding and application of theories, goals, methods and strategies, being easy to read and use without diluting the conceptual and terminological complexities of the field. It examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of qualitative, quatitative and integrated or mixed methods of conducting research and suggests how these three approaches may best be used.

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