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  <titleInfo>
    <title>Evaluating research</title>
    <subTitle>methodology for people who need to read research</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Dane, Francis C.</namePart>
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    <publisher>SAGE Pub.</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2011</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>xv, 371 p.:  ill.</extent>
    <extent>23 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>This book guides students on how to understand and interpret research articles and how to evaluate what was done in the research.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Introduction -- Designing an online study -- Research standards and ethical considerations -- Using email for data collection -- Researching using instant messaging and chat -- Survey research on the Internet -- The world of Web 2.0: blogs, wikis and websites -- Accessing and using Web-based data -- Analyzing the data -- Emerging research opportunities -- Presenting your results -- Some additional challenges for online researchers -- Appendix 1 : Acronyms and jargon terms -- Appendix 2 : Web links.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Francis C. Dane.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographic references and index</note>
  <note>English</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Research</topic>
    <topic>Evaluation</topic>
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    <topic>Research methodology</topic>
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