Small-Scale Research - Pragmatic Inquiry in Social Science and the Caring Professions

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Peter T. Knight has worked. in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK, since 1990. He was previously the Head of the Department of History at St. Martin's College of Higher Education, Lancaster, UK. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Starting with Writing Research as Claimsmaking Face-to-Face Inquiry Methods Research at a Distance Research Design Bringing It All Together Complexity Doing It Sensemaking Writing, Disseminating and Influencing Reflecting

Product details

• Authors: Peter T Knight, Peter T. Knight
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2001
• EAN: 9780761968627
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-6862-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; EDUCATION / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, REFERENCE / Research, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Research methods: general, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Research Methods & Evaluation