Efnisyfirlit

• Acknowledgments
• About the Website
• Chapter 1 Introduction: Start Your Research Journey
  • What Is Research?
  • What Type of Research Project Do You Have?
  • What Are the Procedures for Scientific Research?
  • Will There Be Bends and Detours in the Research Process?
  • How to Embark on Your Research Journey
  • How Will This Book Help You?
  • How Is This Book Organized?
• Chapter 2 Topic Selection: Getting Started
  • Where Can You Start to Find a Good Topic?
  • How Can You Narrow Down Your Topic?
  • What Topic Is Appropriate for Your Research?
  • How Do You Know the Topic You Selected Is a “Good Topic”?
  • Can You Change Your Topic?
  • Exercises for Chapter 2
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 2
• Chapter 3 Searching for Information
  • What Is Valid and Reliable Information?
  • What Do You Need to Prepare Before Searching for Information?
  • Should You Search in Libraries or on the Internet?
  • What Different Sources Are Available?
  • How Do You Go about Doing Library Research?
  • How Do You Conduct a Search Using Journal Article Databases?
  • How Do You Keep Organized Records of the Information Found?
  • How Do You Use the Information You Found?
  • Exercises for Chapter 3
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 3
• Chapter 4 Reviewing the Literature
  • What Is a Literature Review?
  • Why Do You Need a Literature Review?
  • What Does the Literature Review Entail?
  • How to Sort Your Literature
  • How Do You Read Your Literature and Take Notes?
  • How Do You Evaluate and Synthesize Your Reviewed Literature?
  • How Do You Write Your Literature Review?
  • Exercises for Chapter 4
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 4
• Chapter 5 Research Questions and Methods
  • What Are Your Research Questions?
  • What Are the Goals of Your Research?
  • What Method Should You Use in Your Research?
  • How Do You Use Theory in Your Research?
  • Are Ethical Matters Important in Your Research?
  • What Ethical Issues Should You Pay Attention To?
  • Exercises for Chapter 5
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 5
• Chapter 6 Steps of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Designs
  • What Are Your Independent and Dependent Variables?
  • How Do You Select a Sample to Study from Your Target Population?
  • What Is an Acceptable Sample Size for Surveys?
  • How Do You Turn Your Concepts into Variables in Surveys?
  • What Are Levels of Measurement and Why Do They Matter?
  • What Do You Need to Know about Qualitative Research Designs?
  • How Do You Construct Your Interview Questions?
  • How Do You Select People for Interviews?
  • What Should You Do to Have Productive Interviews?
  • What Other Qualitative Data Collection Methods Can You Consider?
  • Exercises for Chapter 6
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 6
• Chapter 7 Writing a Research Proposal
  • What Should You Include in Your Research Proposal?
  • Do You Need a Title for Your Proposal?
  • What Should You Write in Your Introduction?
  • What Should You Write in Your Literature Reviews?
  • What Should You Write about Your Research Methods?
  • What Else Do You Include in Your Proposal?
  • What Format Should You Use to List the References?
  • What Writing Styles Are Appropriate for Research Proposals?
  • Incorporating Feedback from Faculty Supervisors
  • Exercises for Chapter 7
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 7
• Chapter 8 Practical Issues While Carrying Out Research
  • Do You Have to Get Your Research Project Approved by Your University?
  • How Can You Carry Out Your Data Collection Effectively?
  • What Are Common Practical Problems in Qualitative Research?
  • What Ethical Dilemmas Will You Encounter in the Field Research Process?
  • What Should You Do When You Face Ethical Dilemmas?
  • What Problems Are Common in Questionnaire Surveys?
  • How Can You Conduct Your Questionnaire Surveys Effectively?
  • Maintaining Good Communications with Your Supervisor
  • How to Complete Your Research Project on Time
  • Exercises for Chapter 8
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 8
• Chapter 9 Quantitative Data Analysis
  • How Do You Start Entering Data From Your Survey or Interview Questionnaire?
  • Why Do You Need to Know the Levels of Your Measurement?
  • What Computer Data Analysis Procedure Should You Use for Your Research?
  • To Provide Descriptive Information about Your Respondents, Use Frequency, or Descriptive Analysis
  • To Determine If Two Variables Are Related to Each Other, Use Cross Tabulations and Chi-square Analysis
  • To Calculate Correlations between Two Variables That Are Measured at Interval or Ratio Level, Use Pearson’s r
  • To Know Whether an Independent Variable Predicts or Explains an Effect on a Dependent Variable, Use Regression Analysis
  • To Predict or Explain the Effects of Several Independent Variables on a Dependent Variable, Use Multiple Regression Analysis
  • To Test If Two Means Are Significantly Different, Use the t-test
  • To Determine Whether More Than Two Means Are Significantly Different, Use Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
  • Exercises for Chapter 9
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 9
  • Notes
• Chapter 10 Qualitative Data Analysis
  • What Is the Purpose of Qualitative Data Analysis?
  • Do You Need to Transcribe All Your Interviews?
  • Where Do You Start?
  • What Is the Process of Inductive Analysis? Steps of Grounded Theory
  • What Is the Process of Deductive Coding in Content Analysis?
  • What Tools Can You Use to Organize and Summarize Codes?
  • How Do You Write about Findings from a Qualitative Analysis?
  • Exercises for Chapter 10
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 10
• Chapter 11 Writing the Final Report
  • What Should You Include in Your Final Report?
  • How Is Your Final Report Different from Your Proposal?
  • What Should You Consider Before You Start Writing Your Final Report?
  • Title of Your Final Report or Thesis
  • An Abstract of Your Final Report
  • Introduction
  • Literature Reviews
  • Research Methods
  • Findings
  • Discussions
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • How to Write a Report for Qualitative Research
  • Papers Based on Qualitative Field Research
  • Historical Research
  • Comparative Research
  • A Final Check
  • Exercises for Chapter 11
  • Your Project Outcome after Chapter 11
• Index
• EULA

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