Yoland Wadsworth

Do It Yourself Social Research

The bestselling practical guide to doing social research projects

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A guide to the basics of research in the social sciences and human services. It takes readers through the basics of research, including: where to start, and how to manage a research project; methods, techniques and resources; interpretation, analysis and communication; what digital technology can (and can't) contribute; and, more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Allen & Unwin
• 3 New edition
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781742370637
• ISBN-10: 1742370632
• Artikelnr.: 59995291

Autorenporträt

Yoland Wadsworth is a path-breaker in methodology and use of social research in health, community and human services. She is Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University, and Principal Fellow in the McCaughey VicHealth Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, University of Melbourne. She is also author of Everyday Evaluation on the Run and Building in Research and Evaluation: Human inquiry for living systems.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword to the original edition
Contents
Preface to the second and third editions
Acknowledgements
1 Who and what this book is for
2 What is social research?
3 Why do you want to do it?
4 Managing, timing, budgeting and some common mistakes to avoid
5 How to go about 'finding out'
Part A - Research Design
Part B - Methods for Finding Out
6 Other resources around
7 Interpretation and organising ideas
8 Getting your findings into action
Appendix A: Some examples of good do it yourself social research
Appendix B: Translations of common research language
Short bibliography of accessible research texts for further reading