TY - BOOK AU - Grix,Jonathan TI - The foundations of research: a student's guide T2 - Palgrave study guides SN - 1403921458 (pbk.) U1 - 808.02 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Great Britain KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Report writing KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction - 1. The nature of research - 2. The 'nuts and bolts' of research - 3. Getting started in research - 4. The building blocks of research - 5. Introducing the key research paradigms - 6. The types and uses of theory in research - 7. Introducing research methods - 8. Academic standards, plagiarism and ethics in research - 9. Conclusion: Summary of key points ER -