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UNINA9910462974703321 |
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Williamson Kirsty |
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Research methods for students, academics and professionals : information management and systems / / Kirsty Williamson with Amanda Bow [and ten others] |
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Wagga Wagga, New South Wales : , : Centre for Information Studies, , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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[Second edition.] |
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1 online resource (373 p.) |
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Topics in Australasian Library and Information Studies, , 1030-5009 ; ; Number 20 |
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Library science - Research - Methodology |
Information science - Research - Methodology |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Front Cover; Research Methods for Students, Academics and Professionals: Information Management and Systems; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Research and professional practice; A multi-disciplinary approach; How to use this book; What the book does not cover; Warranty statement; References for Introduction; Section 1: Introduction to research methods; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Introduction to research in relation to professional practice; Objectives; Introduction; What is research? |
The major elements of a research project or proposalThe role which research can and should play in professional practice; Conclusion; Discussion questions; Further readings; References for Chapter 1; CHAPTER 2. The two major traditions of research; Objectives; Introduction: The two major traditions of research; Reasoning styles; Positivism and post-positivism; Interpretivism; Combining quantitative and qualitative methods; Summary of research approaches; Examples of quantitative and qualitative research in professional practice; |
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Discussion questions; Further readings; References for Chapter 2 |
CHAPTER 3. The beginning stages of researchObjectives; Research problems and research questions; Hypotheses: Their role in research and their formulation; Theory: Its role in research and its development; The literature review; Conclusion; Discussion questions; Further readings; References for Chapter 3; CHAPTER 4. Ethics in research; Objectives; The practice of ethics in research; Social ideals and research; Principles and ethical codes; Ethics committees; Power and influence; Publishing research; Hypothetical dilemmas: links between practice, ethics and research; Conclusion |
Further readingsReferences for Chapter 4; Section 2: Methods; Introduction; CHAPTER 5. Survey research; Objectives; Introduction to survey research; Sampling and the ability to generalise in survey research; Descriptive (or status) surveys; Explanatory (or analytical) surveys; Telephone surveys; Electronic surveys; Conclusion; Discussion questions; Further readings; References for Chapter 5; CHAPTER 6. Case study research; Objectives; The case study as a research approach; Philosophical traditions and case study research; Designing case study research; Conducting case study research |
ConclusionDiscussion questions; Further readings; References for Chapter 6; CHAPTER 7. Experimental research designs; Objectives; Introduction; Key research concepts underpinning experimental research designs; The true experiment; Pre-experimental research designs; Quasi-experimental research designs; Conclusion; Discussion questions; Further readings; References for Chapter 7; CHAPTER 8. System development in information systems research; Objectives; Specifics of information systems research; Systems development approach; Where systems development fits into the research cycle |
Generalised research process model |
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Research is such an important subject for information professionals that there will always be a need for effective guides to it. Research skills are a prerequisite for those who want to work successfully in information environments, an essential set of tools which enable information workers to become information professionals. This book focuses on producing critical consumers of research. It also goes some way towards producing researchers in the fields of information management and systems.The first edition of this book was enthusiastically received by researchers, students and inform |
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UNINA9910155359703321 |
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Handicap et technologie en contextes africains : Disability and technology in african contexts |
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9782336770772 |
2336770776 |
9782140018411 |
2140018419 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (286 p.) |
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Devlieger |
Nieme |
De Coster |
Mbadu-Khonde |
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People with disabilities - Africa |
Disability studies - Africa |
Disability studies - Congo (Democratic Republic) |
Self-help devices for people with disabilities - Africa |
Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities - Africa |
Assistive computer technology - Africa |
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Préface / Henri-Élie Ngoma-Binda -- Introducing disability and technology in African contexts / Patrick Devlieger. ; partie 1. Handicap au quotidien. Tambula malembe : désignation du tricycle en RD Congo : une analyse de l'oeuvre musicale de Vadio Mambenga / André Lomboloka Kisanama -- Handicap, sociabilité et créativité : cas de Janset Zakonda Lemba / Guillaume Mbumba Kamudiongo -- Technologie et handicap à travers une ergonomie du vélo-conteneur / Dieudonne Nzuzi Mayela -- Untold stories of wheelchair use : case studies from Malawi and Ethiopia / Margaret Wazakili -- La chirurgie des hydrocéphalies et du spina bifida : possible à l'est de la RDC? Les faits et les réalités / Ahuka Ona Longombe -- Knowledge is the key to |
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a better life : technical innovations in the care for children with spina bifida in low-income countries / Pierre Merten. -- ; partie 2. Les contextes institutionnels. Technologie shunt et réadaptation des personnes en situation de handicap dans l'hydrocephalie à Kinshasa / Maurice Mabanza Mabungu, Edouard Mata Ndongi, Bertin Nsitwayizatadi Munlemvo, et Honoré Nkakudulu Bikuku Kialoso -- Les outils techniques d'apprentissage pour les enfants à besoins éducatifs et visuels de Kinshasa / L. Mbadu Khonde, M. Tingu Yaba, E. Metho Nkayilu, A. Mulenda Sumbu, D. Mvindu Zionzuka, et J. Mue Ntsina. -- ; partie 3. Analyse. Corporéité, technologie, et dignité de la personne handicapée / Lambert Nieme -- Chaînes fragiles : l'influence de la technologie et l'infrastructure dans les activités des personnes vivant avec handicap à la frontière entre Kinshasa et Brazzaville / Clara Devlieger -- Representations of assistive technology at the frontier between DR Congo and R Congo -- The impulse of the African prosthetic : knowledge and skills, assistive technology, and globalization of production and distribution / Patrick Devlieger -- Conclusion / Léon Mbadu Khonde. |
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"Disability in African contexts can hardly be understood without reference to the technology of daily life, in terms of mobility and transportation, learning, and medical interventions. It brings a human and social perspective to disability because it contextualizes technology in the framework of users, inventors, producers, and distributors. Technology in the African contexts requires an understanding of cultural practices and innovation at the local and international levels. This book provides examples from the DR Congo and also from Anglophone countries."--Page 4 of cover. |
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