Methods in human geography a guide for students doing a research project 2nd Edition by Robin Flowerdew, David Martin 9781315837277 1315837277

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ISBN 10: 1315837277

ISBN 13: 9781315837277

Author: Robin Flowerdew; David M. Martin

First published in 2004. This text is an essential guide to current research approaches in human geography, covering all aspects of undertaking a geography research project, from the selection of an appropriate topic through to the organisation and writing of the final report. Covering a wide range of contemporary research methods, the authors provide practical advice on how to actually undertake a project.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction

2. Philosophies underlying human geography research

3. Choosing a topic

4. Finding previous work on the topic

5. Secondary data

6. Questionnaire design and sampling

7. Tell me about…: using interviews as a research methodology

8. Focus groups

9. ‘Participatory’ approaches and diagramming techniques

10. Participant observation

11. Analysing numerical spatial data

12. Analysing categorical data

13. Analysing qualitative materials

14. Textual analysis: reading culture and context

15. Visual methodologies: what you see is not always what you get

16. Geographical information systems and spatial analysis

17. Designing the report

18. Writing the report

19. Illustrating the report

20. Conclusion

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