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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd (30 Nov 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0761968628
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761968627
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The author takes the student through the whole of the research process including anticipating common mistakes and `times of trouble' and offering advice on how to make things easier on yourself. The methods work is sound and the methodology is put across very well and nicely integrated with the `thinking out' of the research … Rigorous, accessible, upbeat - I would expect this to become a widely used resource for students and lone researchers at all levels' - Roger Sapsford, School of Social Sciences, University of Teeside

Timely, assured and written with the needs of students uppermost, Small-Scale Research is a direct, comprehensive guide for students doing theses, dissertations, papers and projects. It systematically works through the central methods of inquiry and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. The advice on when and how to use small-scale methods is pragmatic, recognizing that small-scale researchers are usually short on time and resources. Yet behind this pragmatism is the principle that research is, above all, about thinking. Whatever needs to be done in a research project has to be for the purpose of providing research audiences with the best possible answers, in the circumstances, to the research questions. The book argues that it is not enough to apply research methods. Sense-making and claims-making are central to good research practice.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for student nurses conducting small-scale research, 8 Jul 2002
When conducting a research project for the very first time, this book is invaluable.
The book starts from the very beginning of your project: from creating the research question to doing the initial literature search. It also covers all the important little points that are easy to forget, such as how to keep a log of events to use in the evalution of the study. There are sections covering all the different types of research methods, such as interviewing, observation, experiments, etc. Each method is critically appraised, with the use of case-studies and examples to illustrate important points. There is also an important section at the end of the book covering the write-up of your project, which also looks at different methods of presentation, such as writing for journals, presenting findings at conferences, etc.

A step-by-step guide that is easy to use and interesting to read, I will definitely be using it again in the future.

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