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Nick Barter,
Christopher Stevenson,
Angela Victor,
Chris Rawson,
Jessica Cheung,
Matthew Clarke,
Michael Rose,
and
Georgie Lowe
Topics Covered
- The contribution of research to society
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the research process, from developing a research question to collecting and analyzing data. It valuable resource for students and researchers in all disciplines.
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research methods used in psychology, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It valuable resource for researchers and students in the field.
Provides a comprehensive overview of research methods used in education, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It valuable resource for researchers and students in the field.
Provides a comprehensive overview of research methods used in criminal justice, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It valuable resource for researchers and students in the field.
Provides a comprehensive overview of research methods used in economics, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It valuable resource for researchers and students in the field.
Provides a comprehensive overview of research methods used in business, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It valuable resource for researchers and students in the field.
(in French) provides a comprehensive overview of research methods used in the social sciences, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It valuable resource for researchers and students in the French-speaking world.
(in Spanish) provides a comprehensive overview of qualitative research methods, including data collection and analysis techniques. It valuable resource for researchers and students in the Spanish-speaking world.
Provides a comprehensive overview of research ethics, covering the ethical principles that govern research involving human subjects, offers a variety of cases in which researchers have faced ethical dilemmas, and discusses the policies and procedures that institutions have developed to protect the rights of research participants.
Provides a practical guide to research ethics, offering advice on how to design and conduct research studies in an ethical manner. It covers a wide range of topics, including informed consent, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and data management.
Explores the ethical and legal issues surrounding informed consent in medical research. It provides a detailed analysis of the concept of informed consent, and it offers guidance on how to obtain informed consent from research participants.
Provides a practical guide to research ethics for social scientists. It covers a wide range of topics, including informed consent, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and data management.
Provides a guide to ethical issues in qualitative research. It covers a wide range of topics, including informed consent, confidentiality, and the protection of vulnerable populations.
(in German) provides an introduction to research ethics.
(in French) provides an overview of research ethics.
(in Spanish) provides principles and guidelines for ethical research involving human subjects.
(in Spanish) provides different approaches and perspectives on research ethics.
(in Portuguese) provides an overview of research ethics.
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Focuses specifically on designing qualitative research studies, providing practical guidance on selecting appropriate methods, sampling strategies, and data collection techniques.
Specifically tailored for psychology students and researchers, this book covers a wide range of research methods used in the field, including experimental, correlational, and qualitative approaches.
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