Unisa Press
A guide for postgraduate students, academics and researchers
| Author:
| Juniel ST Matavire |
| ISBN:
| 978-1-77615-202-5 |
| Number of pages:
| 228 |
| This book is not available in electronic format |
About the book
This book offers an alternative perspective on research from the
Global South. The significance and place of research cannot be
over-emphasised among those in the knowledge production and
knowledge application space in higher education, industry and
public administration in general. The intersectionality of disciplines
today and the attendant multi-directionality of knowledges have
blurred the lines between fields of knowledge and the ways in
which these fields are researched. No field of study is an island, and
the lines between science and art are increasingly getting narrow.
Often, the researcher must be multiskilled, employ novel methods,
techniques and strategies to study a particular phenomenon.
This book provides the reader with the theoretical fundamentals to
deal with research practice. For a postgraduate student, it stands
as an impeccable resource for explanation of concepts, structures
and principles. For academics and faculty, it functions as a key
reference for procedures and methods in understanding, evaluating
and examining research outputs. For research professionals,
it serves as a handbook to guide practice and unpack areas of
difficulty. As such, the book is relevant for research practitioners in
the social sciences. Multiple cutting-edge examples, models and
illustrations as well as simplified English language assist readers
to easily understand the concepts covered in this book.
The author draws from his substantial experience in lecturing
research methodology and techniques modules for many years,
coupled with hands-on experience in supervision of master’s and
doctoral students, respectively. Therefore, this user-friendly book
offers the tools that make research an exciting enterprise.
