TY - BOOK AU - O’Leary,Zina TI - The essential guide to doing your research project / SN - 9781446258965 AV - Q180.55. M4. PY - 2014///. CY - Los Angeles : PB - SAGE, KW - Social sciences KW - Research. N1 - Contents: The challenge of tackling a research project -- So what is this thing called research and why do it? -- Delving into the 'construct' of research -- Getting help along the way -- Getting started -- Navigating the process -- Staying on course -- The importance of good questions -- Defining your topic -- From interesting topics to researchable questions -- Characteristics of good questions -- Power, politics, ethics and research integrity -- Credibility: integrity in the production of knowledge -- Ethics: integrity and the 'researched' -- Role of the proposal -- Elements of the proposal -- Writing a winning proposal -- Obstacles and challenges ER -