Research Methods Made Simple
Stories, Games & Puzzles to Help You Understand
- Catherine Dawson - Self-employed researcher and writer
October 2024 | 312 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Practical. Interactive. Engaging. This book provides an imaginative alternative to doing research methods. With visual prompts and easy-to-follow activities, it will help you understand the basic foundations of the research process in bite-sized pieces that suit your way of learning.
Including activities such as word searches, crosswords, spider charts and puzzles, this book will help you gain a wider understanding of how, and why, specific research methods are used.
Complete with a variety of learning features, this book will:
- Build your understanding of the core principles of research.
- Help you to interpret different methods and their practicalities.
- Aid you in identifying your weakness and adapting useful techniques to combat these.
- Stand as a visual toolkit that sets content out in bite-sized pieces.
Perfect for beginners, this user-friendly guide will give you a deeper understanding of research methods through action, images, and visualization.
Chapter 1: Reflection. Let’s think about this thing called research…
Chapter 2: Expansion. Before we begin, let’s consider the philosophy of research…
Chapter 3: Collaboration. Let’s think about working together on research…
Chapter 4: Regulations. Let’s consider (and adhere to) policy, rules and requirements…
Chapter 5: Ethics. Let’s make sure we consider ethical and moral issues…
Chapter 6: Planning. Let’s consider the practicalities…
Chapter 7: Selection. Let’s choose our methodology and methods…
Chapter 8: Preparation. Let’s get ready to start…
Chapter 9: Action. Let’s begin our research…
Chapter 10: Investigation. Let’s think about analysing research data…
Chapter 11: Protection. Let’s ensure we protect our research data…
Chapter 12: Completion. Let’s write up and pass the course…
Chapter 13: Recap. Let’s check on what we know…