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Reading and understanding research
This book is about how to read research reports. It was written to serve people who have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.-Pref. The authors assume no special background in research, and begin by introducing and framing the notion of reading research within a wider social context. Next they offer insight on when to seek out research, locating and selecting the right reports, and how to help evaluate research for trustworthiness. A step-by-step reading of reports from qualitative and quantitative studies follows, and the final chapters examine in greater detail the different types of research to be encountered and how to examine the research more critically.-Back cover.
- "This book is about how to read research reports. It was written to serve people who have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.-Pref. The authors assume no special background in research, and begin by introducing and framing the notion of reading research within a wider social context. Next they offer insight on when to seek out research, locating and selecting the right reports, and how to help evaluate research for trustworthiness. A step-by-step reading of reports from qualitative and quantitative studies follows, and the final chapters examine in greater detail the different types of research to be encountered and how to examine the research more critically.-Back cover."@en
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