TY - BOOK AU - Grix,Jonathan TI - The foundations of research SN - 9780230248977 AV - LB 2369 G872f 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire PB - Palgrave Macmillan, KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Great Britain KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Report writing KW - Research KW - Great Britain|vHandbooks, manuals, etc KW - Tesis y disertaciones académicas KW - Gran Bretaña KW - Redacción de informes KW - Redacción de informes académicos KW - Investigaciones N1 - Previous edition: 2004; Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-185) and index; 1. The nature of research 2. The 'nuts and bolts' of research 3. Getting started in research 4. The building blocks of research 5. Introducing the key research paradigms 6. The types and uses of theory in research 7. Introducing research methods 8. Academic standards, plagiarism and ethics in research 9. Conclusion : summary of key points App. I. Stages of the research process N2 - The author provides advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students with an accessible overview of the 'nuts and bolts' of research by taking students through the foundations of research in the human sciences ER -