Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners

A Survival Guide

Helen Kara

• Éditeur: Policy Press
• Année: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781447366256
• Édition: 3
• Sujet: Social Sciences
• Sous-sujet: Social Science Research & Methodology

Research doesn't exist in a bubble but co-exists with a multitude of other tasks and commitments, yet there is more need for people to save time than ever before. Brilliantly attuned to the demands placed on researchers, this book considers how students, academics and professionals alike can save time and stress without compromising the quality of their research or its outcomes. This third edition: - is fully revised with new chapters on research and evaluation ethics, creative methods of collecting data and how research can make a positive difference; - includes illustrative case studies throughout the book, and each chapter concludes with exercises, discussion questions and a debate topic; - is accompanied by a fully updated companion website. This supportive book is designed for any student or practitioner who wants to know how to do research on top of their main job, and still have a life.

Table des matières

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of figures, tables and boxes
• About the author
• Acknowledgements
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Overview of research
• 3 Research and evaluation ethics
• 4 Methodologies, approaches and theories
• 5 Topics and proposals
• 6 Managing your research or evaluation project
• 7 Background research
• 8 Secondary data
• 9 Primary data collection: conventional methods
• 10 Primary data collection: creative methods
• 11 Quantitative data analysis
• 12 Qualitative data analysis
• 13 Writing for research and evaluation
• 14 Disseminating research and evaluation
• 15 How can research create positive change?
• 16 Conclusion
• Appendix 1: Job titles of interviewees
• Appendix 2: Sample record-keeping grid
• Notes
• References
• Further reading
• Glossary