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    Gathering Data For Your PhD: An Introduction: PhD Knowledge, #2
    Gathering Data For Your PhD: An Introduction: PhD Knowledge, #2
    Gathering Data For Your PhD: An Introduction: PhD Knowledge, #2
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    Gathering Data For Your PhD: An Introduction: PhD Knowledge, #2

    By Helen Kara

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    You can't do research without data. But what kind of data will help you answer your research question? Where can you find that data? And how much data do you need? If you're doing doctoral research, particularly in the social sciences, arts, or humanities, this fully updated second edition will help you answer those questions. It offers an overview of traditional and innovative methods of gathering quantitative, qualitative, secondary and primary data. The book also outlines the pros and cons of devising your own method of gathering data, and lists a range of resources for further exploration of the methods that interest you most.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHelen Kara
    Release dateFeb 23, 2023
    ISBN9781911071235
    Gathering Data For Your PhD: An Introduction: PhD Knowledge, #2
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    Helen Kara

    Helen Kara is a leading independent researcher, author, teacher and speaker specialising in research methods, particularly creative methods, and research ethics. With over twenty years’ experience as an independent researcher Helen now teaches doctoral students and staff at higher education institutions worldwide. She is a prolific academic author with over 25 titles; notably Creative Research Methods: A Practical Guide and Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners, both in their second editions. Besides her regular blogs and videos, she also writes comics and fiction. Helen is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2021, at the age of 56, she was diagnosed autistic. Her neurodiversity explains her lifelong fascination with, and ability to focus on, words, language and writing.

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      Gathering Data For Your PhD - Helen Kara

      Gathering Data For Your PhD:

      An Introduction

      Dr Helen Kara

      2022

      A line-drawing of a brain, with Know More Publishing written on the right)

      Gathering Data For Your PhD: An Introduction

      2nd Edition

      ©Dr Helen Kara 2022

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

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      Imagine you had a kind big sister and she had already been through the experience of researching for a PhD or for her job. Then, imagine she wrote a book to help you on your journey. This is the book that would result.

      Lady Scribbles, amazon.co.uk

      Clear, concise, helpful and written with a sense of humour. If only all text books could be like this.

      David Colclough, amazon.co.uk

      Research Ethics in the Real World: Euro-Western and Indigenous Perspectives

      (Policy Press 2018)

      A remarkable guide which lays the foundations for ethical practice enabling researchers to really approach their work with an inclusive foresight arising from the basic principles of integrity. I love how this book may be applied across many disciplines and will find a multitude of use. Not a book to remain on the shelf as it’s also such an enjoyable read.

      AmandaAAA, amazon.co.uk

      Creative Research Methods: A Practical Guide

      (2nd edn, Policy Press 2020)

      Thank goodness for Helen Kara’s work. Written in an easily accessible style, Kara tells it like it is and guides her readers beyond her own text to further reading and exploration. In terms of getting bang for one’s buck, this is exactly what a second edition should be - substantively re-worked from the first edition, with considerable new content and chapters.

      Sharon Inglis, Staffordshire University

      Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers

      (SAGE 2022)

      A clear and comprehensive book explaining the mysteries of qualitative research for those trained in a different paradigm. A must-read for the quantitative researcher who undertakes mixed-method research or occasionally assesses qualitative proposals or papers – or who simply seeks to broaden their research horizons.

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      Managing The Research Process

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      Clear, concise, holistic guidelines to succeeding at managing my research project. It distills what I need to know down to the practical, commonsense essentials. Liane, amazon.com

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      I’m a fan of Dr Kara as you can tell from my other reviews, but alongside her full book, Research & Evaluation for Busy Practitioners, the three bitesize guides for research and evaluation are quick reads full of useful advice. Amazon Customer, amazon.ca

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