Julianne Cheek, Elise Øby

Research Design

Why Thinking about Design Matters

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Designing research is about making decisions to transform an idea into a plan that can provide answers to a research problem or question. Thinking about, and then making these decisions results in the research design the plan that will be followed to conduct the research and answer the question. This text engages in a dialogue with the reader, providing a serious but accessible introduction to research design, for use as a guide when designing your own research or when reading the research of others.

Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby show that designing research is an iterative and reflexive process in which there is constant thinking through, and re-visiting of, decisions about that design as it develops. They use a variety of pedagogical devices throughout the book including Tip; Activity; and Putting it into Practice boxes to emphasize specific points and encourage readers to think about the practical implications of what they have learned.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 176mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 665g
• ISBN-13: 9781544350899
• ISBN-10: 1544350899
• Artikelnr.: 63562324

Autorenporträt

Julianne Cheek is a professor at ¿stfold University College, Norway. She is editor in chief of Qualitative Health Research, as well as being an editorial board member of a number of journals related to qualitative inquiry. Her publications reflect her ongoing interest in qualitative inquiry and the politics of that inquiry. In 2010-2012, she had the honor of serving as the vice president of the International Association of Qualitative Inquiry and currently serves on the External Advisory Board of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, held annually at the University of Illinois. She has a long term interest in the teaching and development of courses in research design and methods -  at Masters, Doctoral, and Post-Doctoral levels. Julianne has formal qualifications  in teaching and education and began her working life teaching science in secondary schools. After completing her PhD in social sciences she took up her first academic post teaching nursing students. Since then she has taught research methods to students in a number of health related areas including physiotherapy, nutrition and sport sciences, as well as students in leadership and organizational studies.  She has held senior administrative university posts at a number of universities, including Dean of Graduate Studies. Director of Early Career Development, and Dean Research.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 - Research Design: What You Need to Think About and Why
Chapter 2 - Ethical Issues in Research Design
Chapter 3 - Developing Your Research Questions
Chapter 4 - Why Methodology Matters When Designing Research
Chapter 5 - Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Designing Research
Chapter 6 - Obtaining Data Using Qualitative Approaches
Chapter 7 - Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Chapter 8 - Foundational Design Issues When Using Quantitative Methods
Chapter 9 - Collecting Data Using Quantiative Methods
Chapter 10 - Designing Research Using Mixed Methods
Chapter 11 - Why Knowing and Declaring Your Research Design Hand Matters

Rezensionen

This is one of the clearest and most accessible research methods books I have read as a scholar. I highly recommend for both students and teachers alike. It is an excellent survey of both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Natalie Danielle Baker