A Student's Guide to Methodology
- Peter Clough - University of Brighton, UK
- Cathy Nutbrown - University of Sheffield, UK
New to this edition are the following:
- new boxes and guidance on research ethics in every chapter
- more international examples and perspectives
- up to date coverage of online research methods
- more examples from real students
- a new companion website, featuring Powerpoint slides for lecturers
The authors take an applied approach and every chapter contains a variety of practical examples from real research. Readers are encouraged to reflect on their own practice at every step, meaning that the book remains extremely relevant throughout. It will be invaluable for all students who are doing a dissertation or taking a research methods module in education, the social sciences, business and health.
I recommended the book to all my students and other colleagues within the university. It is a valuable resource to have as it explains methodology in a very simple and practical way.
THis book is a very simple introduction to dissertation/research concepts. The layut can at times be confusing, but on the whole a useful text for students new to research.
A lively and easy to understand text. Useful to both students and tutors alike.
This book offers a good building block for the understanding and development of research methodology. It has become one of three key texts in the development of research methods and methodology at the Masters level.
The layout in this text could have been more closely matched to the layout of a dissertation for easy access for students. However the concepts of Goldilocks and the Russian Doll have proved useful metaphors when teaching students. Peter Clough’s telling the story was very moving and proved a good metaphor.
A very useful text that students valued as relevant to undergraduate level study.
Our professional doctorate candidates find this text particularly useful in preparing their research proposals.
The book is written in an accessible style, introducing novice researchers to the intriguing world of research.
This text is of particular interest to final year degree students producing their dissertation who wish to examine the principles of methodology in more depth. Students often have a very narrow focus on possible approaches to research and this text provides some good examples of approaches that students may not have considered such as observation and focused conversation. Some of the problems in conducting research in a social science are also dealt with well and there is a particularly useful chapter on the critical literature review.
Too challenging for cohort of students.
