TY - BOOK AU - Flick,Uwe TI - Introducing research methodology: thinking your way through your research project SN - 9781526496942 U1 - 300.721 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Delhi PB - SAGE KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - fast KW - Samh�allsvetenskaplig forskning KW - metodik KW - sao N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages, glossary, and indexes; Part I: Orientation -- Why social research? -- Worldviews in social research -- Ethical issues in social research -- From research idea to research question -- Part II: Planning and design -- Reading and reviewing the literature -- Planning social research : steps in the research process -- Designing social research -- Deciding on your methods -- Part III: Working with data -- Collecting quantitative and qualitative data -- Analyzing quantitative and qualitative data -- E-research : doing social research online -- Triangulation and mixed methods -- Part IV: Reflection and writing -- What is good research? Evaluating your research project -- Writing up research and using results N2 - In the Second Edition of this textbook designed for new researchers, Uwe Flick takes readers through the process of producing a research project. The book gives readers the fundamental data collection and analysis skills that they need for their first project, as well as a good understanding of the research process as a whole. It covers both quantitative and qualitative methods, and contains plenty of real-life examples from the author's own research. The book will help readers to answer questions such as: Why do social research in the first place? How do I develop a researchable question? What is a literature review and how do I conduct one? How could I collect and analyze data? What if I want to do my research online? ER -