Written with the needs of students uppermost, Small-Scale Research is a direct, comprehensive guide for students doing theses, dissertations, papers and projects. It systematically works through the central methods of inquiry and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

Starting with Writing
Research as Claimsmaking
Face-to-Face Inquiry Methods
Research at a Distance
Research Design
Bringing It All Together
Complexity
Doing It
Sensemaking
Writing, Disseminating and Influencing
Reflecting

Dr. Peter T. Knight has worked. in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, UK, since 1990. He was previously the Head of the Department of History at St. Martin¿s College of Higher Education, Lancaster, UK.