Methods in Human Geography: A guide for students doing a research project / Edition 2

by Robin Flowerdew, David M. Martin

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582473218
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/10/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of boxes

List of contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 Philosophies underlying human geography research

Section A Preparing for the research project

3 Choosing a topic

4 Finding previous work on the topic

5 Secondary data

Section B Collecting primary 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

Section C Analysis of data

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

Section D Producing the report

17 Designing the report

18 Writing the report

19 Illustrating the report

20 Conclusion

References

Index