Conducting Psychological Research: Developing Skills for Career Success and Social Impact

By Dr Danijela Serbic and Victoria Bourne

Empowers and supports students to effectively manage their research projects, develop transferable skills, and understand how they can apply these skills to their future career.

Conducting Psychological Research is a practical guide for students, featuring case studies and valuable insights from graduates and employers in the field of psychology. This book will hone students' skills and build confidence in their ability to become an independent researcher and worker, so that they can make an impact in their chosen career path.

Key Features
- A practical approach to conducting psychological research, focusing on how students can use transferable skills from their research projects for employability and career success
- Encourages students to think more broadly about social responsibility
- Learning outcomes at the start of each chapter to outline what students will learn
- Each chapter ends with case studies, hints, and tips from graduates and employers
- Psychology and Employability workbook to emphasise students' skills and their application
- Further reading suggestions to deepen learning and provide additional class materials for lecturers
- Lecturers can also access PowerPoint presentation slides to support with lesson preparation
- Also available as an e-book with weblinks, functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support.

Digital formats and resources
Conducting Psychological Research is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Psychology Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with a complimentary workbook, weblinks, lecturer slides, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198850654
• ISBN13: 9780198850656
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages