2nd Edition

The Researcher's Toolkit The Complete Guide to Practitioner Research

By David Wilkinson, Dennis Dokter Copyright 2023
178 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Designed for those undertaking research for the first time, this fully updated edition of The Researcher's Toolkit is a practical and accessible guide for all those partaking in small-scale research. Jargon-free and assuming no prior knowledge, it covers the entire research process, from defining a research topic or question through to its completion. This second edition has been fully... Read more

1. Why research? What to look out for and what to think of  2. Planning the research  3. Collecting your data: literature and other forms of data  4. Analysing your data  5. Writing it all up  6. Research Impact

Biography

David Wilkinson is based in Nexus at the University of Leeds where he runs his consultancy – Research Toolkit. He edited the first edition of this textbook and has been a researcher and evaluator for over twenty years.

Dennis Dokter is the Manager of Data & Insights and Smart Cities lead at Nexus, the University of Leeds’ innovation hub and community. He possesses wide-ranging experience in writing research proposals as well as coordinating, managing, and leading them.