Research Methods in the Social and Health Sciences Making Research Decisions

• Main Authors: Palys, Ted (Author), Atchison, Chris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, United States SAGE Publications Inc 2021
• Subjects: Research Design; Social Sciences
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• Physical Description: xxix, 722 pages colour illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781544357676; 1544357672

Research Methods in the Social and Health Sciences: Research Decisions, by Ted Palys and Chris Atchison, gives students a thorough, thoughtful, and highly readable introduction to the entire research process from start to finish. From its underlying premise that your research questions and objectives, rather than any specific method, should guide your research, this book discusses each step of the research process, from limiting the scope of a literature review to navigating ethical considerations to deciding which methods are best suited for finding answers to specific research questions to how to analyze data and present findings. Readers are encouraged to think deeply about each step of the research process. The book promotes this deliberation by discussing the strengths and limitations of different methods and. Throughout the process, the authors provide many examples from their own and student research, sharing insights for research decisions arising from that experience. Readers will develop the skills to create solid research questions, perform literature reviews, identify appropriate data sources and methods, conduct research, analyze and interpret data and translate the resulting knowledge generated from the research process to a wider audience- all core parts of the research process -by developing their knowledge and creating confidence in their own decision-making skills.