Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings

By C. Robson. 2011

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A Critical Review of Qualitative Interviews (2014, methodology): “On the other hand, Robson (2011) warns interviewers not to ask long questions, as it may decrease the interviewee’s understanding of the whole question.”
Two Criteria for Good Measurements in Research: Validity and Reliability (2017, background): “Validity of a research instrument assesses the extent to which the instrument measures what it is designed to measure [Robson, 2011].”
What makes an online community of practice work? A situated study of Chinese student teachers’ perceptions of online professional learning (2015, background): “…factors included student teachers facing the extra burden of confronting something new when they were already pressurised by placement teaching; being uncertain about what benefits online communication could bring to them; and potential interference from the researcher's presence (Robson, 2011).”
The role of intermediaries in low carbon transitions – Empowering innovations to unlock district heating in the UK (2017, methodology): “A thematic analysis method was used (Braun and Clarke, 2006; Robson, 2002) to categorise the data from the decision theatre into the four intermediary functions set out in Tables 1 and 2.”