02811cam a2200397 i 4500 on1137036601 OCoLC 20240409115345.0 200120t20202020sa a b 001 0 eng d P4A eng P4A P4A OCLCQ OCLCO Z8Q OCLCL ZAAPA 1198371744 1246809064 9780627037085 (paperback) 0627037089 (paperback) (OCoLC)1137036601 (OCoLC)1198371744 (OCoLC)1246809064 Q180.55.M4 001.42 23 ZAAA First steps in research / Kobus Maree, editor. Third edition. Hatfield, Pretoria : Van Schaik Publishers, 2020. �2020 xviii, 472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. What is a research question and why is it important? -- Introduction to the language of research -- Planning a research proposal -- Introducing qualitative research -- Qualitative research designs and data-gathering techniques -- Analysing qualitative data -- First steps in action research -- The quantitative research process -- Surveys and the use of questionnaires -- Sampling -- Statistical analysis I: Descriptive statistics -- Statistical analysis II: Inferential statistics -- Standardisation of a questionnaire -- Overview of some of the most popular statistical techniques -- Foundations and approaches to mixed methods research. First steps in research brings together the views of academics, theorists, researchers, and practitioners. It presents perspectives and theory on how to facilitate the understanding and application of theories, goals, methods, and strategies. The book is easy to read and use without diluting the conceptual and terminological complexities of the field. It examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of qualitative, quantitative, and integrative (integrated) or mixed methods of conducting research, and suggests how these three approaches may be used most appropriately. It also elaborates on the methodological dimensions of action research processes and exemplifies participatory reflection Research Methodology. Navorsing Metodeleer Recherche M�ethodologie. 13556 Research Methodology. fast (OCoLC)fst01095216 Maree, Kobus, 1951- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHvwprcCBvH9b9YcM7XQy has work: First steps in research (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGK6vFRkwh6VDXBdvGRvgX https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork C0 ZAAPA 57103 57103 0 0 ddc 0 1 DAPA DAPA 2024-04-15 001.42 MAR APA065642 2024-04-15 1 2024-04-15 BK By Hennie Gerber 07-2024 0 0 ddc 0 1 DAPA DAPA 2024-07-26 0 001.42 MAR APA065862 2024-07-26 2 2024-07-26 REF