Bell J. Doing Your Research Project: A guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science

4th ed. — Berkshire; Open University Press, 2005. — 267 p. — ISBN13: 978-0335-21504-1.An invaluable tool for anyone carrying out a research project. We all learn to do research by actually doing it, but a great deal of time and effort can be wasted and goodwill dissipated by inadequate preparation. This book provides beginner researchers with the tools to do the job, to help them avoid some of the pitfalls and time-wasting false trails, and to establish good research habits. It takes researchers from the stage of choosing a topic through to the production of a well-planned, methodologically sound, and well-written final report or thesis on time. It is written in plain English and makes no assumptions about previous knowledge.Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Preparing the ground
Approaches to research
Planning the project
Ethics and integrity in research
Reading, referencing and the management of information
Literature searching
The review of the literature
Selecting methods of data collection
The analysis of documentary evidence
Designing and administering questionnaires
Planning and conducting interviews
Diaries Logs and Critical Incidents
Observation Studies
Interpreting the evidence and reporting the findings
Interpreting the evidence and reporting the findings
Writing the report
Postscript

Index