How to Research

A clear and accessible guide to the business of doing a research project. It systematically takes the reader through from the planning to the writing up and finishing off. The new edition of this book will include: expanded section on methodology; expanded section on Literature Reviews; and an inclusion of a glossary.

How to Research is a bestselling, practical book that reassures the first time researcher by leading them systematically through the whole research process; from the initial meetings with a supervisor to critically evaluating their ideas, doing the research and finally writing up the project.

The book includes vignettes to help readers relate to research examples and provides both methodological and process information.

New features in this edition include:

* Additional coverage on literature reviews

* New material on changes in research ethics

* More detailed information on the use of diaries, internet ethnographies and visual methods

* Increased coverage of mixed methodologies

How to Research: Fourth Edition is an ideal resource for the first-time researcher doing a small-scale research project in the social sciences whether they are at university or in the workplace. It supports its readers as they develop their skills to become more experienced researchers.