The Guardian Guide to the UK’s Top Companies - Hardcover

Brummer, Alex; Cowe, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857020391 ISBN 13: 9781857020397

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 1993

Synopsis

'This work will be of immense value to those who are undertaking a significant post-graduate research study in Education. The array of impressive contributors writes in an accessible and clear manner, and brings the attention of the reader to both technical and conceptual terms. This book certainly will be an addition to my own reference library'
- Susan Groundwater-Smith, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

 

This straightforward and jargon-free book will provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills they need to carry out independent research. The international contributors identify key research methodologies, data collection tools and analysis methods, and focus on the direct comparisons between them.

Each chapter sets out the strengths and weaknesses of a key research method by:

• identifying specific research designs
• presenting a series of relevant data collection tools
• highlighting which analytical methods which can be used.

The chapters cover the full range of methods and methodologies, including internet research, mixed methods research and the various modes of ethnographic research.

Additional online materials are also available including links to useful journal articles enabling further reading and exploration of each chapter.

This is a key book for M-level students and other postgraduates within Education and Educational Research Methods courses.

James Arthur is Head of School and Professor of Education and Civic Engagement at the University of Birmingham, UK. Michael J. Waring is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport, Exercise and Human Sciences at Loughborough University, UK. Robert Coe is Professor in the School of Education and Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), Durham University, UK. Larry V. Hedges (PhD) is Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Social Policy, at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, US.

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Review:

'This work will be of immense value to those who are undertaking a significant post-graduate research study in Education at the M. Phil or PhD level. As well it will be helpful to commissioners of research who may have expertise in one method or another, but not the across-the-board insight when evaluating proposals that employ varied and innovative methods. Its array of impressive contributors writes in an accessible and clear manner and brings the attention of the reader to both technical and conceptual terms.

Not only does the handbook provide the reader with a range of research methods with their associated costs and benefits, but also draws attention to the need for careful and systematic planning at all stages of the inquiry. It cautions against employing any method without first evaluating its appropriateness to the questions being investigated, that is, the commensurability of the research to the purpose of the inquiry.

As a seasoned researcher I found myself refreshed and curious regarding the ongoing debates that continue to circulate around matters of validity and generalisability in increasingly complex contexts. It certainly will be an addition to my own reference library'
-Susan Groundwater-Smith
Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

Synopsis:

All the UK's major companies - plus a selection of less well known but important newcomers - are represented in this guide. Each entry includes a company history, a breakdown of turnover, sales and earnings over a ten-year period, a list of key reference data, an analysis of share performance over ten years, details of the company's record on social, ethical and environmental issues, a breakdown of the performance of each area of operations, a chart showing the financial record over five years, and a section on corporate governance giving details on pay and area of responsibility.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1857020391
• ISBN 13: 9781857020397
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320