<b>Provides students and practitioner alike with clear and systematic guidance on performing social research in applied settings</b><p><i>Real World Research</i> supplies the multidisciplinary skills necessary to conduct social research projects inside and outside of the classroom or the workplace. Offering well-balanced coverage of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, this highly practical resource incorporates approaches from different social science disciplines to help readers find answers to real-life research questions in healthcare, education, business and management, and in many other public and private settings. Detailed yet accessible chapters include step-by-step advice for developing a research question, choosing a research design strategy, collecting and analyzing the data, interpreting and reporting the results, and more. <p>The fifth edition contains timely coverage of contemporary methodologies, key ethical issues, and ongoing debates within the field of social