Böcker av Keith F Punch

In the new edition of Introduction to Social Research, Keith Punch takes a fresh look at the entire research process, from formulating a research question to writing up your research. Covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, the book focuses on matching research questions to appropriate methods. Offering concise, balanced coverage, this book clearly explains the underlying principles of social research and shows you how to put this understanding into practice. The third edition includes: A new chapter on literature searching and reviewing Expanded coverage of ethics A new section on using the internet in research A range of additional student learning features A brand new companion website including full-text journal articles, additional case studies and video tutorials. Using a range of examples from student research and published work, the book is an ideal introduction for any social science student taking a research methods course or embarking on their own undergraduate or postgraduate research project.

With brand new chapters on ethics and mixed methods, this indispensable guide continues to provide readers with everything they need to develop effective and successful research proposals.

Introducing students to the research process in a range of educational contexts, this updated Second Edition contains everything they need if they are studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for themselves.

With new chapters on ethics and internet research, this bestselling text has been updated to continue to provide students with an invaluable and balanced introduction to the research process.

This book focuses on small-scale quantitative surveys studying the relationships between variables. After showing the central place of the quantitative survey in social science research methodology, it then takes a simple model of the survey, describes its elements and gives a set of steps and guidelines for implementing each element.