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OverviewOffering an encyclopedic introduction to research, this book shows you how to think about every stage of their project and equips you with the tools you need to understand different research processes. Packed with examples showing the diversity of research, this third edition provides hands-on guidance to help: Develop key academic skills like critical thinking, effective writing and building an argument Confidently interpret findings, assess arguments and understand the wider impact of their research Understand the challenges and opportunities involved in working with new types of data like social media and online data Supported by a dynamic new website with downloadable templates, case studies, dos and don'ts videos and more, this practical book prepares you for not just getting to grips with methodological concepts, but being ready to apply them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Uwe FlickPublisher: Sage Publications Ltd Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd Edition: 3rd Revised edition Weight: 0.910kg ISBN: 9781526496942ISBN 10: 1526496941 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 24 March 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart I: Orientation Chapter 1: Why Social Research? Chapter 2: Worldviews in Social Research Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Social Research Chapter 4: From Research Idea to Research Question Part II: Planning and Design Chapter 5: Reading and Reviewing the Literature Chapter 6: Steps in the Research Process Chapter 7: Designing Social Research Part III: Method Selection Chapter 8: Deciding on Your Methods Chapter 9: Triangulation and Mixed Methods Part IV: Working with Data Chapter 10: Using Existing Data Chapter 11: Collecting Data Chapter 12: Analyzing Data Part V: Reflection and Writing Chapter 13: What is Good Research? Evaluating Your Research Project Chapter 14: Writing up Research and Using ResultsReviewsThis continues to be a stand-out resource for students who are undertaking their first social research project, and this edition brings many welcome updates. Particularly welcome are the strengthening of the section on ethics, and the integration of online and digital research throughout the text. -- Cathy Lasher A significant effort has been made to present a detailed, contemporary overview of designing and conducting social research. The author goes beyond the usual content covered in this type of textbook, by elaborating on worldview methodological approaches to research. -- Shakiela K Davies A significant effort has been made to present a detailed, contemporary overview of designing and conducting social research. The author goes beyond the usual content covered in this type of textbook, by elaborating on worldview methodological approaches to research. -- Shakiela K Davies Author InformationUwe Flick is Senior Professor of Qualitative Research in Social Science and Education at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He is a trained psychologist and sociologist and received his PhD from the Freie Universität Berlin in 1988 and his Habilitation from the Technical University Berlin in 1994. He has been Professor of Qualitative Research at Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany and at the University of Vienna, Austria. Previously, he was Adjunct Professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Canada; a Lecturer in research methodology at the Free University of Berlin; a Reader and Assistant Professor in qualitative methods and evaluation at the Technical University of Berlin; and Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Sociology at the Hannover Medical School. He has held visiting appointments at the London School of Economics, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, Cambridge University (UK), Memorial University of St John’s (Canada), University of Lisbon (Portugal), Institute of Higher Studies in Vienna, in Italy and Sweden, and the School of Psychology at Massey University, Auckland (New Zealand). His main research interests are qualitative methods, social representations in the fields of individual and public health, vulnerability in fields like youth homelessness or (forced) migration. He is the editor of The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis (Sage, 2014), The SAGE Qualitative Research Kit (Sage, 2nd edn, 2018), A Companion to Qualitative Research (Sage, 2004), Psychology of the Social (Cambridge University Press, 1998). His most recent publications are Doing Grounded Theory (Sage, 2018), Doing Triangulation and Mixed Methods (Sage, 2018), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection (editor, Sage, 2018), the third edition of Introducing Research Methodology – Thinking Your Way through Your Research Project (Sage, 2020) and Doing Interview Research - The Essential How To Guide (Sage 2021), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Design (editor, Sage, 2022), and the seventh edition of An Introduction to Qualitative Research (Sage, 2022). In 2019, Uwe Flick received the Lifetime Award in Qualitative Inquiry at the 15th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |