The Nature of Research: Inquiry in Academic Contexts

by Angela Brew

Book Overview

Increasingly, new academics are entering higher education without conventional research training and without a clear idea of what research actually involves. This is particularly true of academics who enter from having spent time in a profession including many in the newer disciplines. In addition, institutions of higher education which do not have a tradition of research are increasingly competing for research funding.
The Nature of Research...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415214068
• ISBN13: 9780415214063
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"