Biblioteca Conrado F. Asenjo LibGuides: Guía de recursos Ciencias de Laboratorio Clínico: Sage Research Methods (SRM)

Understanding and Evaluating Research: A Critical Guide
Por Sue L. T. McGregor "Understanding and Evaluating Research: A Critical Guide shows students how to be critical consumers of research and to appreciate the power of methodology as it shapes the research question, the use of theory in the study, the methods used, and how the outcomes are reported. The book starts with what it means to be a critical and uncritical reader of research, followed by a detailed chapter on methodology, and then proceeds to a discussion of each component of a research article as it is informed by the methodology. The book encourages readers to select an article from their discipline, learning along the way how to assess each component of the article and come to a judgment of its rigor or quality as a scholarly report."
ISBN: 9781506350950
Fecha de publicación: 2017-11-29

Chapter 30: What Are the Steps in Doing an Efficient Literature Review or Synthesis?

Chapter 30: What Are the Steps in Doing an Efficient Literature Review or Synthesis? in 100 Questions (and Answers) about Action Research
Por Luke S. Duesbery; Todd M. Twyman "Thinking of this process can help you save time, something we all value in our busy lives. The key is to be efficient with your action research project. Clear questions, good keywords and phrases, looking at related studies, thinking critically about that question again, and looking for relationships between studies related to your question are an excellent start."
ISBN: 9781544305431
Fecha de publicación: 2019-04-15

How to Design, Write, and Present a Successful Dissertation Proposal
Por Elizabeth A. Wentz "This concise, hands-on book by author Elizabeth A. Wentz is essential reading for any graduate student entering the dissertation process in the social or behavioral sciences. The book addresses the importance of ethical scientific research, developing your curriculum vitae, effective reading and writing, completing a literature review, conceptualizing your research idea, and translating that idea into a realistic research proposal using research methods. The author also offers insight into oral presentations of the completed proposal, and the final chapter presents ideas for next steps after the proposal has been presented. Taking the view that we “learn by doing,” the author provides Quick Tasks, Action Items, and To Do List activities throughout the text that, when combined, develop each piece of your research proposal. Designed primarily for quantitative or mixed methods research dissertations, this book is a valuable start-to-finish resource."
ISBN: 9781452257884
Fecha de publicación: 2013-10-17

Chapter 1: Designing and Writing About Research: Developing a Critical Frame of Mind

Chapter 1: Designing and Writing About Research: Developing a Critical Frame of Mind in Learning to Read Critically in Teaching and Learning
Por Louise Poulson (Editor); Mike Wallace (Editor) "But what does it actually mean to be critical as a reader of literature and to demonstrate being critical as a writer in your area of study? And if you do not already know what it means and how to do it, how are you to learn? In our experience, many students are unsure what is involved in being critical but are unwilling to say so because they assume that they are expected already to know. Some lack confidence in their ability as ‘beginners’ or ‘amateurs’ to challenge the arguments and evidence put forward by respected academics and other professional writers, often very persuasively. Others have strong opinions about practice born of their years as practitioners in the area they have chosen to study. But they frequently find difficulty in justifying why these opinions are worth holding and in coping with challenges to their views."
ISBN: 9780761947981
Fecha de publicación: 2003-10-21

Chapter 29: What’s a Literature Review, and Do I Need One?

Chapter 29: What’s a Literature Review, and Do I Need One? in 100 Questions (and Answers) about Action Research
Por Luke S. Duesbery; Todd M. Twyman "A literature review is an examination and synthesis of other studies related to your action research topic. Typically, a literature review is a lengthy document that details what is currently known in the area, and how that body of knowledge is related to your research question. A literature synthesis is usually the first step in academic dissertation work for master’s or doctoral students. It is a necessary step for students, because before they begin to write a meaningful question to investigate, they would first want to know what others have done, where there is agreement among scholars, and most importantly, where there is disagreement or inconsistency in the field."
ISBN: 9781544305431
Fecha de publicación: 2019-04-15

Chapter 2: Meeting the Challenge of Reporting Research

Chapter 2: Meeting the Challenge of Reporting Research in Learning to Read Critically in Teaching and Learning
Por Louise Poulson (Editor); Mike Wallace (Editor) "The purpose of this chapter is to examine the nature of small-scale research, looking at what is possible within such work, and considering what it might contribute to a field of enquiry. First, we discuss challenges that small-scale researchers face, indicating the key components that contribute to high quality empirically based studies. Second, we put forward a model of the logic of the research process, distinguishing what you do from the account you write, and then discuss how researching and writing drafts of your account may be integrated as you go along. We consider some of the compromises that researchers have to make, especially when undertaking studies of modest scope. The emphasis is on applying a critical frame of mind to the dual process of conducting a small-scale research investigation and writing about it. A crucial outcome of your research will be communicating your ideas to other critical readers in the research community. You may be working on a dissertation or a thesis, a crucial part of your academic apprenticeship. Here you learn what researching is about by doing it for yourself and attempting to produce a convincing account of what you have found out. One key critical reader for your writing will be your supervisor and others will be your eventual examiners. Finally, we offer one way of structuring such a written account, consistent with our model and discussion of the research process."
ISBN: 9780761947981
Fecha de publicación: 2003-10-21

Encyclopedia Entry: Literature Review

Literature Review in The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Por Lisa M. Given (Editor) "The concept of a literature review is very much a plural rather than a singular one as there are many literatures a researcher must examine to produce a coherent literature review. For example, by doing qualitative research, the researcher is joining an ongoing debate in some shape or form. The originality of an idea, an approach, or a theoretical reinterpretation adds to existing literature. The objective of this entry is to describe the plurality of literature, to underline the difference between general and specific literatures, to highlight how to use theoretical literature as a tool to increase understanding of a subject area and test a research question or hypothesis, and to examine the methodology and data literatures that form important parts of the research process."
ISBN: 9781412941631
Fecha de publicación: 2008-08-21

Chapter 7: Are You Ready to Write Your Review of Literature?

Chapter 7: Are You Ready to Write Your Review of Literature? in Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster
Por E. Alana James; Tracesea H. Slater "The purpose of this chapter is to help you write the perfect review of literature, which will lead your reader to easily understand your topic, the purpose for doing your research, and the methodological or theoretical ideas that impinge upon your decision making. In order to do that, you will need to understand first the basic approach and layout of the chapter, including the standards for assessment by which it is usually judged. We will then cover how theoretical and methodological literature might be addressed. The chapter ends with hints and suggestions for a successful literature review chapter."
ISBN: 9781452274157
Fecha de publicación: 2013-11-07