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_bEnglish
_c3228
_erda
041 _aEnglish
082 0 _a001.42 FIRS
245 0 0 _aFirst steps in research /
_cKobus Maree, editor.
250 _aThird edition.
264 1 _aHatfield, Pretoria :
_bVan Schaik Publishers,
_c2019.
300 _axviii, 472 pages:
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aWhat is a research question and why is it important? -- Introduction to the language of research -- Planning a research proposal -- Introducing qualitative research -- Qualitative research designs and data-gathering techniques -- Analysing qualitative data -- First steps in action research -- The quantitative research process -- Surveys and the use of questionnaires -- Sampling -- Statistical analysis I: Descriptive statistics -- Statistical analysis II: Inferential statistics -- Standardisation of a questionnaire -- Overview of some of the most popular statistical techniques -- Foundations and approaches to mixed methods research.
520 _aFirst steps in research brings together the views of academics, theorists, researchers, and practitioners. It presents perspectives and theory on how to facilitate the understanding and application of theories, goals, methods, and strategies. The book is easy to read and use without diluting the conceptual and terminological complexities of the field. It examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of qualitative, quantitative, and integrative (integrated) or mixed methods of conducting research, and suggests how these three approaches may be used most appropriately. It also elaborates on the methodological dimensions of action research processes and exemplifies participatory reflection.
650 0 _aResearch
_xMethodology.
650 0 _aNavorsing
_xMetodeleer.
700 1 _aMaree, Kobus,
_d1951-
_eeditor.
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
_w242
_xNelisiwe Ngobeni
_y242
_zNelisiwe Ngobeni
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