Heting Chu

Research Methods and Design Beyond a Single Discipline

From Principles to Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents and discusses 15 research methods after an overview of each, an illustration of the research process and an examination of related topics. The focus of this book is on data collection techniques (e.g., interviewing, observation, questionnaires) and research design.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 839g
• ISBN-13: 9780367898830
• ISBN-10: 0367898837
• Artikelnr.: 69993000

Autorenporträt

Heting Chu is a Professor at Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction and Overview 1. Research Methods: An Overview 2. The Research Process and Research Design; Part II. Stand
Alone Methods 3. Questionnaire 4. Interview 5. Observation 6. Theoretical Approach 7. Metrics
Based Research Methods: From Bibliometrics to Altmetrics 8. Other Stand
Alone Methods; Part III. Super
Methods, Meta
Methods, and Contingent Methods 9. Content Analysis: A Super
Method 10. Meta
Methods: Experiments 11. Meta
Methods: Ethnography/Field Study 12. Contingent Methods; Part IV. Research Design and Method Selection: A Further Look 13 Techniques for Data Analysis and Their Selection 14 Research Design via Method Selection