Developing Research Questions
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Beschreibung
Undertaking a research project is a crucial but often overwhelming aspect of any social science degree, and selecting a research question can be one of the toughest parts of the process. What makes an appropriate topic for research? How do you transform an idea into a researchable question? And, once you've got a question, where do you go from there?
Developing Research Questions steers readers through the difficult early stages of conducting a research project. It explains how to break down initial ideas and broad topics into manageable questions, and gives detailed guidance on how to refine these as the project progresses. Each chapter is packed with handy hints, tips and examples that show how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls throughout this process. Linking hypotheses and questions with research design and methods at every step, this text takes readers from the very start of their project through to the final stage of answering their questions and drawing conclusions.
With an even wider range of international examples of real-life questions from many different subject areas, and reflective end-of-chapter exercises, this second edition continues to be a no-fuss, practical guide and an indispensable resource for social scientists carrying out research projects at all levels.
Patrick White is Associate Professor in the School of Media, Communication, and Sociology, University of Leicester, UK.
This book steers the reader through the complex processes involved in developing a research question in a step-by-step manner: from the formulation of an initial question and the design of the research project to how this might be used to submit a research proposal.
Offers a step-by-step guide to formulating research questions for students and researchers at all levelsDiscusses the role of questions within the context of research design, showing their importance throughout the projectUses real-life examples to demonstrate best practice as well as common mistakes and pitfallsAuthor’s top tips are available via the website www.macmillanihe.com/whitenew_to_this_editionIncludes a wider range of international examples to appeal to a global audienceMore visual devices are used to summarise and illustrate the processes involved in developing research questionsReflective exercises help students apply their knowledge and consider the issuesIncreased coverage of the role of the literature review in generating and refining research questions
Should appeal to a wide readership across the social sciences and beyond;
The only text on the market to take readers through the complex process of developing research questions in a stepbystep manner;
Refined and improved in a number of ways since the publication of the first edition, not least in terms of a stronger international focus and the integration of more visual and reflective exercises.
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Patrick White
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