| Description |
1 online resource (195 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1 The foundation -- 1.1 Structure of the book -- 1.2 How to read this book -- 1.3 Final year projects -- 1.4 Capstone project myths -- 1.5 Capstone project: definition and benefits -- 1.6 Defining features -- 1.6.1 Practical -- 1.6.2 Coherent -- 1.6.3 Dual time perspective -- 1.6.4 Research-based practice -- 1.6.5 Creative -- 1.6.6 Flexible -- 1.7 Online capstone projects -- 1.8 Differences between capstone and traditional projects -- 1.8.1 Thesis/dissertation -- 1.8.2 Research paper -- 1.8.3 E-portfolio |
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2 Developing skills -- 2.1 Reflection -- 2.1.1 Models of reflection -- 2.2 Making choices -- 2.2.1 Reduce your expectations -- 2.2.2 Reduce your choices -- 2.3 Research-based practice -- 2.4 Critical thinking -- 2.5 Project management -- 3 Getting ready, set, go -- 3.1 Empirical vs desk-based -- 3.2 Quantitative vs qualitative -- 3.3 Inductive vs deductive -- 3.4 Methodologies vs methods -- 3.5 Step-by-step process -- 4 The interest -- 4.1 Topic choice -- 4.1.1 Inward deficit approach -- 4.1.2 Outward deficit approach -- 4.1.3 Inward abundance approach -- 4.1.4 Outward abundance approach |
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4.1.5 Hybrid approach -- 4.2 Literature scoping -- 4.2.1 Information management -- 4.2.2 Sourcing literature -- 4.2.3 Reading articles -- 4.3 Research question -- 4.3.1 Hypothesis (quantitative research) -- 5 Positioning -- 5.1 Positioning -- 5.1.1 Positivist paradigm -- 5.1.2 Post-positivism -- 5.1.3 Constructivism -- 5.1.4 Pragmatism -- 5.1.5 Interpretive paradigm -- 5.1.6 Critical paradigm -- 5.2 Theoretical framework -- 6 Methodology spectrum -- 6.1 Empirical research project -- 6.1.1 Action research -- 6.1.2 Design-based research -- 6.1.3 Phenomenological research |
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6.1.4 Ethnographic research -- 6.1.5 Narrative research -- 6.1.6 Case study -- 6.1.7 Grounded theory -- 6.1.8 Mixed methods -- 6.1.9 Experimental -- 6.1.10 Comparative -- 6.2 Desk-based -- 6.2.1 Reflective portfolio -- 6.2.2 Autoethnography -- 6.2.3 Literature review -- 6.2.4 Meta-analysis and systematic review -- 6.2.5 Secondary data analysis -- 6.2.6 Web mining -- 7 Methods -- 7.1 Questionnaires -- 7.1.1 Questionnaire structure -- 7.1.2 Constructing questions -- 7.1.3 Piloting a survey -- 7.2 Interviews -- 7.2.1 Trialling your interview -- 7.3 The Q method of interviewing |
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7.4 Walking interviews -- 7.5 Focus groups -- 7.6 Photo/video/voice elicitation -- 7.7 Observational methods -- 7.8 Diaries/journaling -- 7.9 The story completion method -- 7.10 Using sonic studies to gather data -- 8 The analysis (empirical only) -- 8.1 Ethics -- 8.2 Data gathering -- 8.2.1 Sampling method -- 8.3 Qualitative analysis -- 8.3.1 Narrative analysis -- 8.3.2 Synthesis -- 8.3.3 Thematic analysis -- 8.3.4 Content analysis -- 8.3.5 Interpretative phenomenological analysis -- 8.4 Quantitative analysis -- 9 Presentation -- 9.1 Artefacts -- 9.2 Contribution to knowledge and practice |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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9.3 Presentation |
| Subject |
Project method in teaching
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Psychology -- Research -- Methodology
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Psychology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dempsey, Majella
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| ISBN |
9781000622249 |
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100062224X |
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