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How to Do Your Research Project A Guide for Students

• Gary Thomas - University of Birmingham
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One of the most impressive things that real experts do is to communicate complex ideas in a clear way for their readers. Gary Thomas’ book has been doing this for university students over many years. It is deservedly a classic textbook, which is now in its 4th edition - a further mark of success!

Gary Thomas writes clearly and it is understood by undergraduates - and indeed this book is also useful for post-graduate students. I will certainly recommend this book and I will ask the library to keep several up to date copies too.

Easy to read. Simple structure. Accessible language and very informative. Can guide students through the research process.

This is a great book that breaks down the research project into easy to follow steps. I really like how each chapter has a different component of the research process as its focus.

Great resources. Comprehensive and easy to follow.

a wonderfully comprehensive resource written in simple and accessible style, particularly helpful to international students. I love the interactivity resources, they add value to my teaching

This appears an excellent book and one I will be suggesting to future students as an easy yet robust text to assist them in their research journey

Thomas provides a clear, comprehensive text that is useful at a range of levels of study.

This is really an amazing book and really easy to follow. Students will love it.

I have used previous editions of this book. and always found it beneficial. Love this updated version. It is easy to use and understand for UG students yet it is still comprehensive.

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How to Do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences Paperback – 13 Mar. 2013

Packed full of relevant advice and real world examples the book guides you through the complete research process. Using refreshingly jargon-free language and anecdotal evidence it is a witty, easy to follow introduction that will answer your questions, set out best practice and walk you through every stage of your project step-by-step.

- How to choose your research question

- Project management and study skills

- Doing an effective literature review

- Methodology, theory and research design

- Design frames

- Ethics and access

- Tools for data collection

- Effective data analysis

- Discussing findings, concluding and writing up

The expanded, insightfully redesigned second edition has a fully integrated  companion website including student worksheets, annotated examples and links to SAGE Journals. Gary Thomas also has an exciting new  video in which he explains what’s new to this Second Edition.

This popular book is ideal for anyone undertaking a research project in the applied social sciences.

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I think this edition is clear concise and helpful. It was a must have for me when writing my dissertation and I still refer often to it now. The student finds detailed information with useful examples and direction inside. A great guide to creating sound research projects.

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Hello. I'm Gary Thomas. I'm a professor of education at the University of Birmingham. My aim in my books is to tell people about social research without being pompous and without using silly words such as 'hegemony'. I'd like to know if you think I've succeeded so if you have any comments or suggestions please contact me at [email protected].

Please note that a 3rd edition of How to Do Your Research Project has now been published.

Follow me on Twitter @garyhowto

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One of the most impressive things that real experts do is to communicate complex ideas in a clear way for their readers. Gary Thomas’ book has been doing this for university students over many years. It is deservedly a classic textbook, which is now in its 4th edition - a further mark of success!

Gary Thomas writes clearly and it is understood by undergraduates - and indeed this book is also useful for post-graduate students. I will certainly recommend this book and I will ask the library to keep several up to date copies too.

Easy to read. Simple structure. Accessible language and very informative. Can guide students through the research process.

This is a great book that breaks down the research project into easy to follow steps. I really like how each chapter has a different component of the research process as its focus.

Great resources. Comprehensive and easy to follow.

a wonderfully comprehensive resource written in simple and accessible style, particularly helpful to international students. I love the interactivity resources, they add value to my teaching

This appears an excellent book and one I will be suggesting to future students as an easy yet robust text to assist them in their research journey

Thomas provides a clear, comprehensive text that is useful at a range of levels of study.

This is really an amazing book and really easy to follow. Students will love it.

I have used previous editions of this book. and always found it beneficial. Love this updated version. It is easy to use and understand for UG students yet it is still comprehensive.

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Nearly all students need to do a research project at some point during their degree. How to do your Research Project guides you through the different phases of doing so. With practical examples, Thomas explains what should happen at each project phase, detailing the main design frames and methods used in social science research, and providing down to earth and practical advice on weaving these elements together into a coherent whole.

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• Publication date June 4, 2009
• Language English
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• Print length 272 pages
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′With effortless language devoid of jargon, [Gary Thomas] covers practicalities like ethics, research tools and data gathering, and how to analyse information….This book will help all researchers, whether at the undergraduates or PhD level, to think, inquire and actually do research′ - Youth Studies Australia

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′I loved this book! It brought ′research methods′ alive. I have read so many ′dense′ books on the subject that almost kill the joy of doing research, particularly for new researchers who are trying to understand how the theoretical part fits with the practice! I really liked the ′road maps′ - a great start and useful as an introductory discussion tool…I like the way that [it covers] potentially complex issues in an uncomplicated way. The approach takes the reader step-by-step through the research journey in a way that talks the reader through what needs to be considered and why, with unpretentious language…I really enjoyed this book and will definitely have it on my reading list.′

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′I liked the style which is clear and informative, the short anecdotes and humour, and the contents since it covers the really important stuff. I kept smiling to myself since the book is crammed full of the ′craft′ of doing research so maybe this book is as much for supervisors as it is for students′ - Dr John Prosser, University of Leeds

′Whether embarking on research as an undergraduate or for a doctorate, Gary Thomas′ book will be of great value to you. It is refreshingly different from other books about doing research: it′s informative, well-written, wide-ranging yet sufficiently detailed and above all it′s enjoyable to read! I recommend it highly′ - Professor Peter Earley, Institute of Education, University of London

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′[This book] is, I′m pleased to say a significant cut above the rest. The nice thing about this version of the introduction to the ′research journey′, is not so much what is covered, but the way in which it is done....He brings to the discussion an authority which is grounded in his experience as an empirical researcher and a frequent and well known commentator on methodology and theory. The referencing back to his own empirical studies works very well....Needless to say like all good scholarly texts, this of course is also meshed with examples drawn from the work of other researchers to provide an insightful methodological critique and commentary....The advice given is both pragmatic and methodologically informative Journal of Education for Teaching

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• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1847874429
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Hello. I'm Gary Thomas. I'm a professor of education at the University of Birmingham. My aim in my books is to tell people about social research without being pompous and without using silly words such as 'hegemony'. I'd like to know if you think I've succeeded so if you have any comments or suggestions please contact me at [email protected].

Please note that a 3rd edition of How to Do Your Research Project has now been published.

Follow me on Twitter @garyhowto

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One of the most impressive things that real experts do is to communicate complex ideas in a clear way for their readers. Gary Thomas’ book has been doing this for university students over many years. It is deservedly a classic textbook, which is now in its 4th edition - a further mark of success!

Gary Thomas writes clearly and it is understood by undergraduates - and indeed this book is also useful for post-graduate students. I will certainly recommend this book and I will ask the library to keep several up to date copies too.

Easy to read. Simple structure. Accessible language and very informative. Can guide students through the research process.

This is a great book that breaks down the research project into easy to follow steps. I really like how each chapter has a different component of the research process as its focus.

Great resources. Comprehensive and easy to follow.

a wonderfully comprehensive resource written in simple and accessible style, particularly helpful to international students. I love the interactivity resources, they add value to my teaching

This appears an excellent book and one I will be suggesting to future students as an easy yet robust text to assist them in their research journey

Thomas provides a clear, comprehensive text that is useful at a range of levels of study.

This is really an amazing book and really easy to follow. Students will love it.

I have used previous editions of this book. and always found it beneficial. Love this updated version. It is easy to use and understand for UG students yet it is still comprehensive.

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Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford... More About Author

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