The Research Process
Introduction to “The Research Process”
Where to start
What am I actually doing in this research?
Competing paradigms of social knowledge creation
Further resources – General works
How to write a literature review
About writing a literature review
Sourcing and referencing the literature
Further resources – Literature reviews
How to write a research proposal
Resources for writing a research proposal – websites
Further resources – Research designs
Ethics requirements & ethics applications
Introduction to ethics considerations
NHMRC-Australian Code for the responsible conduct of research
How to develop a methodology
Mixed methods: The third methodological movement
Self as instrument – case studies in VET research
Resources – Research methodology
How to select research methods
Case Studies – How many? How to select?
How to collect data for the project
Why should they give me time for interviews or fill in my questionnaires?
Developing instruments for your VET research
Further resources – Collecting data
How to analyse the data
Coding your documents in VET research
Tabulating key conceptual relationships in a VET study
Further resources – Analysing data
How to address quality criteria in the research design
Quality frameworks and procedural checklists for mixed methods research
Further resources – Quality criteria
How to present the findings
Writing up case studies in VET
Structures for project write up
Writing up and publishing in the NCVER template
Publishing your research findings