02575nam a22004098i 4500 in00024517051 OSt 20260921094615.0 ta 260326s2026 enk rb 001 0 eng 2025050127 9781041075974 paperback (DLC)in00024516865 DLC eng DLC rda eng pcc BEV H62 .W254 2026 001.4/2 23/eng/20260326 23 001.4/2 Walliman, Nicholas author http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Research methods : the basics / Nicholas Walliman. Fourth edition. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2026. 334 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. text txt rdacontent http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/txt rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume The basics Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Part I. Research theory and practice -- 1. Research basics -- 2. Research theory -- 3. Structuring the research project -- 4. Research ethics -- 5. Finding and reviewing the literature -- Part II. The main research methods -- 6. The nature of data -- 7. Collecting and analysing secondary data: Modern, historical and archival -- 8. Collecting primary data -- 9. Quantitative data analysis -- 10. Qualitative data analysis -- 11. Mixed-methods and interdisciplinary research -- 12. Writing the proposal and planning the research project -- 13. Writing up the research. This fourth edition provides new sections on artificial intelligence and comprehensive updates to the accompanying online resources to help support use of the book in the classroom. As such, it will continue to be an essential resource for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts; the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, and the second explains the specific methods used to conduct an effective research project and how to propose, plan, carry out and write up a research project. Social sciences Research Methodology Humanities Research Methodology Print version: Research methods Fourth edition. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2026 9781041075974 (DLC) 2025050126 lcc 6 306407 306407 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2026-07-15 10 COMPRA 39.99 0 001.42 W211r4 82000002671426 2026-07-15 00:00:00 39.99 2026-07-15 6 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 20 2026-09-18 115 = Caribbean Library Consulting Corp. 39.99 0 H62 .W254 2026 52000003299479 2026-09-18 00:00:00 c. 1 39.99 2026-09-18 29