'Small-Scale Research' is a direct, comprehensive guide for students doing theses, dissertations, papers and projects. It works through the central methods of inquiry and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
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Small-scale research: pragmatic inquiry in social science and the caring professions
2002, SAGE
in English
076196861X 9780761968610
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1 Starting with Writing 1
Private writing 1
Creating research questions 5
Writing a literature review 11
2 Research as Claimsmaking 16
Research is more thinking than doing 17
Claims that research may make 23
Research standpoints 33
Research forms 37
Generalizing and learning from research 43
A pragmatist account of social research 46
3 Face-to-face Inquiry Methods 49
Instrument structure and question formation 54
Special concerns in face-to-face research 54
Observation 56
Interviews 61
Nominal group technique 69
Focus groups 70
Memory work 71
Experiments 72
4 Research at a Distance 80
Measurement, rating scales and lookalikes 80
Questionnaires 87
Diaries, logs and journals 95
Q-sort 97
Concept mapping 98
Image-based research 101
Documentary analysis 104
Unobtrusive methods 108
Post-empirical research 109
5 Research Design: Bringing It All Together 114
A palette of methods 119
Sampling, generalizations and research methods 119
Multi-method design 127
Quality 133
6 Complexity 144
The significance of complexity 146
Complexity and organizations 151
Complex people 156
7 Doing It 161
Being pragmatic 161
Data capture 163
Disclosure and harm 169
8 Sensemaking 173
Data analysis: levels, objectivity and continuity 173
Numbers and data analysis 176
Analysing qualitative data 182
9 Writing, Disseminating and Influencing 193
Public writing 193
Disseminating 199
The influences of social research 203
10 Reflecting 210
Hints for hard-pressed researchers 210
A quality check 211.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index.
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