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100	1		_aWalliman, Nicholas _eauthor _4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
245	1	0	_aResearch methods : _bthe basics / _cNicholas Walliman.
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aAbingdon, Oxon ; _aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge, _c2026.
300			_a334 pages : _billustrations ; _c20 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent _0http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/txt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
490	0		_aThe basics
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch _xMethodology
650		0	_aHumanities _xResearch _xMethodology
776	1		_iPrint version: _tResearch methods _bFourth edition. _dAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2026 _z9781041075974 _w(DLC) 2025050126
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