Managing Social Research: A Practical Guide

✍ Scribed by Roger Tarling

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 175
• Series: Social Research Today
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An essential tool for those planning to undertake social research, this exceptional book tackles many of the specific concerns and issues that arise.В В A well structured text, it offers a comprehensive introduction to a range of important areas in project management, including:

• commissioning research
• preparing a tender or grant application
• risk and stakeholder analysis
• managing the field work and data analysis
• financial management
• ethics, confidentiality and copyright.

This book provides a unique source of guidance for anyone seeking to commission, manage or carry out social research. It will especially benefit researchers working in a variety of different contexts, including those in academia, central or local government, 'quangos', public bodies or private consulting companies.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Illustrations......Page 10
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 12
1. Introduction......Page 13
2. Stakeholder and Risk Analysis......Page 26
3. Commissioning Research......Page 37
4. Applying for Research Funding......Page 56
5. Negotiation to Contract......Page 73
6. Project Planning......Page 79
7. Research Staff......Page 91
8. Implementing the Project......Page 103
9. Dissemination......Page 122
10. Intellectual Property, Copyright, Confidentiality and Data Protection......Page 134
11. Ethics in Social Research......Page 151
12. Summary......Page 164
Bibliography......Page 166
Index......Page 168