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A Student's Guide to Methodology
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A Student's Guide to Methodology

Third Edition


February 2012 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
The Third Edition of this hugely popular text provides students with straightforward principles and frameworks for understanding methodology. Peter Clough and Cathy Nutbrown are adept at making methodology meaningful for beginners and more advanced readers alike. Their book clearly demonstrates how methodology impacts upon every stage of the research process, and gives readers all of the tools that they need to understand it.

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.

 
PART ONE: RESEARCH IS METHODOLOGY
 
What Is Research?
 
What Is Methodology?
 
PART TWO: THE PERVASIVE NATURE OF METHODOLOGY
 
Looking: Seeing beyond the Known
 
Listening: Issues of Voice
 
Reading: Purpose and Positionality
 
Questioning: The Focus of Research
 
PART THREE: MAKING RESEARCH PUBLIC
 
Research Design: Shaping the Study
 
Reporting Research: Telling the Story
 
Research Action: Next Steps

This is an extremely informative book to assist students in the completion of their Methodology section and in their dissertation writing generally.

Mrs Fiona Porter
Dept of Social Sciences & Humanities, Bradford University
June 28, 2012

I will be using this book with our PGCE students to help structure and format their extended essay.

Mrs Helen Jones
College of Education and Lifelong Learning, Bangor University
June 28, 2012

a comprehensive introduction written in student-friendly language

Mr Andrew Holmes
Centre for Life-Long Learning, Hull University
June 27, 2012

An essential text which guides students through the research journey. A must have for Early Childhood students.

Mrs Ruth Gill
Faculty of Sciences, Staffordshire University
June 27, 2012

This book provides a helpful guide to the issues that any student should consider before beginning a research project. The chapter about reading critically will be particularly useful to dissertation students.

Jamie Harding
Social Sciences, Northumbria University
June 25, 2012

Very useful

Mrs Vanessa Cottle
Education , Derby University
June 25, 2012

A very intersting, clearly presented book, including many interesting and accessible examples.

Dr Pam Jones
Education , Swansea Metropolitan University
June 19, 2012

Superb book. Well priced and contains a very good overview of research methodology.

Mr Andrew Gadsdon
Political Science , Runshaw Adult College
June 18, 2012

A very well written book, this covers all aspects of the range of research methodology.

Mrs Sharon Roberts
Faculty of Higher Education, City College Plymouth
June 14, 2012

An engaging book which demystifies methodology and encourages critical thinking.

Gwenda Scriven
Inst of Education, Worcester University
June 13, 2012

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ISBN: 9781446208625
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SAGE Research Methods is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SAGE Research Methods links over 175,000 pages of SAGE’s renowned book, journal and reference content with truly advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since SAGE Research Methods focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more.

With SAGE Research Methods, researchers can explore their chosen method across the depth and breadth of content, expanding or refining their search as needed; read online, print, or email full-text content; utilize suggested related methods and links to related authors from SAGE Research Methods' robust library and unique features; and even share their own collections of content through Methods Lists. SAGE Research Methods contains content from over 720 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire “Little Green Book,” and "Little Blue Book” series, two Major Works collating a selection of journal articles, and specially commissioned videos.