The foundations of research / (Record no. 1257)
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| fixed length control field | 02059nam a2200145 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780230248977 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 001.4 |
| Item number | GRI/X |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | GRI/F |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The foundations of research / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Jonathan Grix |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New york : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Palgrave, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 . |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 196 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction<br/>The structure of the book<br/>1 The Nature of Research<br/>The 'language' of research<br/>The nature of research<br/>The nature of the doctoral process<br/>Why do a PhD?<br/>The right place to study<br/>Matters of time<br/>Familiarise yourself<br/>Summary<br/>Further reading<br/>2 The 'Nuts and Bolts' of Research<br/>The tools of research<br/>Key terms in research<br/>Summary<br/>Essential reading<br/>Further reading<br/>3 Getting Started in Research<br/>Getting started<br/>Levels of analysis and types of research<br/>Types of study<br/>Summary<br/>Essential reading<br/>Further reading<br/>4 The Building Blocks of Research<br/>Ontology<br/>Epistemology<br/>Differing ontological and epistemological views<br/>The directional relationship between ontology, epistemology,<br/>methodology, methods and sources<br/>The 'social capital' debate<br/>Summary<br/>Essential reading<br/>5 Introducing the Key Research Paradigms<br/>Research paradigms<br/>Key perspectives in research<br/>Summary; Disciplines, perspectives, discourses and<br/>interdisciplinarity<br/>Interdisciplinarity or 'post-disciplinarity'<br/>Summary<br/>Essential reading<br/>Further reading<br/>6 The Types and Uses of Theory in Research<br/>Introducing theory<br/>The traditional view of theory<br/>The role of theory in social research<br/>Research paradigms and the role of theory<br/>Different uses of theory<br/>Inductive and deductive theory and research<br/>Summary<br/>Essential reading<br/>Further reading<br/>7 Introducing Research Methods<br/>Quantitative research<br/>Qualitative research<br/>The quantitative-qualitative dichotomy: A false antithesis<br/>Methods<br/>Triangulation, mixing methods and data<br/>Summary<br/>Essential reading<br/>Further reading<br/>8 Academic Standards, Plagiarism and Ethics in Research<br/>Why worry about academic standards, plagiarism and ethics?<br/>Ethics in research<br/>Continuum of ethics in research<br/>Summary<br/>Essential reading<br/>Further reading |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 25/05/2016 | 001.4 GRI/X | P10843 | 09/08/2023 | 22/07/2023 | General Books |