1st Edition
Beginning Research A Guide for Foundation Degree Students
1. Introduction: What is Research and Why Should We Do It? 2. Ethical Issues in Research 3. Your Personal Research: Framing Your Research 4. Before Research: Using the Literature and Other Sources 5. Looking at Research: Questionnaires 6. Doing Research: A Practical Guide to Questionnaire Design 7. Looking at Research: Observations 8. Doing Research: Managing Observations 9. Looking at Research: Interviews 10. Doing Research: Successful Interviewing 11. Analysing Research 12. Presenting Research Findings: Putting it all Together
Biography
Michelle Lowe is Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Education Policy Research at Staffordshire University, UK.
'In Beginning Research the author has succeeded in her mission to provide a practical resource which demystifies the research process and puts the tools of research firmly in the hands of the practitioner. Highly recommended.' - Early Years Update
'An extremely useful and practical book for foundation degree students. Highly recommended.' - Dr Les Garner, University of Greenwich, UK
