04620cam a2200433 i 4500 23080580 OSt 20240605103210.0 m |o d | cr_||||||||||| 230425s2024 enk ob 001 0 eng 2023014792 9781003268154 (ebook) 9781032213835 (ebook) 9781032213859 (paperback) 9781032213835 (hardback) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc H62 .D577 2024 300.72 23/eng/20230425 Dissertation research methods : a step-by-step guide to writing up your research in the social sciences / Philip Adu and D. Anthony Miles, [editors]. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. 1 online resource (471 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Planning Your Dissertation -- 2. Conducting a Literature Review and Developing a Theoretical/Conceptual Framework -- 3. Understanding the Types of Dissertation Research -- 4. Choosing an Appropriate Research Methodology -- 5. Understanding the Seven Types of Research Gaps -- 6. Developing the Research Problem -- 7. Developing the Purpose Statement -- 8. Developing the Research Statement and Research Questions -- 9. Research Alignment: Achieving Research Alignment in the Study -- 10. Understanding Limitations and Delimitations -- 11. Understanding Assumptions and How to Write Them in a Study -- 12. Understanding the Differences Between Contributions and the Significance of a Study -- 13. Deciding On the Source of Data -- 14. Understanding the Different Kinds of Data Collection Strategies -- 15. Planning and Implementing the Data Collection Process -- 16. Understanding Populations and Sampling -- 17. Planning and Implementing the Data Analysis Process -- 18. Ensuring Quality in the Study -- 19. Writing Your Dissertation: The Standard Format – Chapter 1 (Introduction) -- 20. Writing Your Dissertation: The Standard Format – Chapter 2 (Literature Review) -- 21. Writing Your Dissertation: The Standard Format – Chapter 3 (Research Methodology) -- 22. Writing Your Dissertation: The Standard Format – Chapter 4 (Data Analysis and Findings) -- 23. Writing Your Dissertation: The Standard Format – Chapter 5 (Discussion and Conclusions) -- Index. "Dissertation Research Methods: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Up Your Research in the Social Sciences focuses specifically on methodology when planning, writing and submitting your dissertation thesis. Written by two methodology experts in the social sciences, the book provides a step-by-step guide through each stage of the dissertation process. It covers all aspects of the methodological considerations needed from choosing a topic or research question, literature review, identifying research gaps, accessing potential study participants, utilizing the right sampling strategies, ways to analyze data, and writing up findings. Readers are introduced to the main research methods normally used in dissertations, and their characteristics, and are guided to choose an appropriate research method for their study, provide substantial description of the selected method, and articulate strong arguments supporting the method. The book is filled with templates, exemplars and tools to help students to write about methodology in their thesis, and to equip readers to successfully trouble shoot methodology challenges they may face. This compact book will be of use to all undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences, Education and behavioural sciences looking for a guide to working with robust and defensible methodological principles in their dissertation research and theses"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Social sciences Research. Social sciences Study and teaching. Dissertations, Academic. Adu, Philip. editor. 301317 Miles, D. Anthony. editor. 301318 Print version: Dissertation research methods London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024 9781032213859 (DLC) 2023014791 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=7273663 Oprime aquí para acceder libro en línea. lcc 7 302350 302350 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 45 2024-05-09 97 = YBP Library Services 250.00 0 H62 .D577 2024 50000003294104 2024-05-09 00:00:00 Ebook 250.00 2024-05-09 7