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How to do a Research Project: A Guide for Undergraduate Students

ISBN: 978-1-405-11489-9

December 2006

Wiley-Blackwell

176 pages

Description
In How to do a Research Project, Colin Robson has created an essential tool for students. Written specifically to address the needs and concerns of the undergraduate, this tightly focused volume guides students through the process of conducting and completing a research project and is relevant to all disciplines that require the use of social research methods.

Friendly and accessible, this text includes a number of accompanying support materials to aid students further. Closely integrated sets of end-of-chapter tasks covering all aspects of research projects from design to completion, as well as lists of suggested further reading, enhance each chapter. Additionally, an extensive associated website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/researchproject gives students access to a wide range of helpful materials relevant to their particular needs, making this book an invaluable resource.

About the Author
Colin Robson is a Professor in the Centres for Applied Childhood Studies and Evaluation Studies at Huddersfield University, and chief consultant to a major international project on the education of children with disabilities, difficulties and disadvantages, OECD, Paris. He is the author of the bestselling Real World Research, (second edition, Blackwell, 2002).
Features

  • A student-friendly and supportive guide to designing, implementing, analyzing and reporting on undergraduate degree projects.

  • A key new volume for the vast study skills market, written by the author of the bestselling Real World Research, Second Edition (Blackwell, 2002).

  • Useful for students studying within the fields of education, health, social work, and the social sciences.

  • Includes closely integrated end-of-chapter tasks, covering all aspects of designing and completing the project.

  • Features links to extensive website material appropriate for a wide range of disciplines and fields of study which use social research methods.