Abstract
This book advice looks at carrying out real world research. The emphasis is on rigour and trustworthiness utilising a systematic procedures appropriate to the task. The author explores the multi-method case study as a serious strategy alongside field experimentation and the survey, with an even-handed coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches. A final section covers issues in 'making an impact' including different approaches to reporting, the place of enquiry in promoting change, and the relative roles of practitioners and researchers.
Keywords
RigourTrustworthinessTask (project management)Engineering ethicsResource (disambiguation)Field (mathematics)Management scienceSection (typography)Qualitative researchPsychologyPublic relationsPolitical scienceData scienceSociologyComputer scienceSocial scienceEngineeringSocial psychologyEpistemology
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- 1993
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Colin Robson
(1993).
Real World Research: A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner-Researchers.
Medical Entomology and Zoology
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