Learning from Research : Getting More from Data Book

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part one: The descriptive study


Background to the study and critics of descriptive studies
The preparation
Moving on to data collection
Using computer statistical packages


Part two: The evaluation study


Background to the study, obtaining permission and reviewing the literature
The preparation
Operationalization of the concepts
The questionnaire
The findings


Part three: The experimental study


Background to the study
The literature review
Obtaining permission and ethical dilemmas in experimental research
Aims and purpose of the study
The plan for data collection and analysis
The results


Part four: The ethnographic study


Statement of the problem and purpose of the study
Setting the scene and the analysis of documentary evidence
The review of the literature
The research contract and the principle of informed consent
The fieldwork
Analysing the data
A solution to the problem?


Part five: The survey


Background to the study
The preparation and the planning
The staff questionnaire
Discussion of the findings
Glossary
References
Index.