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 Guide to Managing Research, A
W FOX & MS BAYAT
This useful, accessible guide not only balances theory and practice but focuses on both quantitative and qualitative research. It will be invaluable for undergraduate or graduate students as well as practitioners in their chosen fields.
CONTENTS
SUITABLE FOR
Undergraduate or graduate students, as well as practitioners.
Growing the next generation of researchers
A handbook for emerging researchers and their mentors
L HOLNESS
Designed as a tool for emerging researchers and their mentors, this book provides strategies for research growth in areas such as understanding the relationship between teaching and research; obtaining higher degrees; producing peer- reviewed research output; generating and managing research funding; effective research planning; engaging in interdisciplinary research; and postgraduate supervision. It addresses three primary readerships: institutions, mentors of new or inexperienced academics and emerging researchers themselves. It is set in an African context, addressing topics and challenges relevant across the continent.
• The scientific method
• Research topic and research problem
• Literature review
• Population and sampling
• Qualitative research design and
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Quantitative research design and methodology
Data analysis and interpretation of results
Research proposals Report writing
• methodology •
978 0 70217 684 5 978 0 70219 685 0 2007
192 PAGES
ZAR R328.00 ZAR R306.00
CONTENTS
Part 1: Welcome to academia
• Chapter 1: Understanding the terrain
• Chapter 2: The research landscape:
Internationalisation, quality
assurance and benchmarking
• Chapter 3: Crossing research
boundaries
Part 2: Developing a research profile: The art and craft of research
• Chapter 4: Research information and
its management
• Chapter 5: Research integrity
• Chapter 6: Planning your research
• Chapter 7: Optimising research
opportunities: Sabbaticals,
conferences and research visits
• Chapter 8: Securing and managing
research grants
Part 3: Getting research into the public sphere
• Chapter 9: Scholarly publishing: From
motivation to publication
• Chapter 10: Scholarly publishing:
Writing a book
• Chapter 11: Research impact
Part 4: Doing and supervising a PhD • Chapter 12: Embarking on a PhD;
Supervisor and student perspectives • Chapter 13: Writing a thesis: The
preparatory stages
• Chapter 14: The writing process:
Submission and examination
• Excursus: Complementary models of
supervision
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Memorandum of
Understanding
978 1 77582 085 7 978 1 77582 197 7 978 1 77582 087 1 2015
240 PAGES
ZAR R330.00 ZAR R330.00 ZAR R330.00
JUTA EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CATALOGUE | 2018/2019
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