Chapter 1: Research: a way of thinkingChapter 2: The research process: a quick glanceStep 1: Formulating a research problemChapter 3: Reviewing the literatureChapter 4: Formulating a research problemChapter 5: Identifying variablesChapter 6: Constructing hypothesesStep 1 Appendix: Exercises for formulating a research problemStep 2: Conceptualising a research designChapter 7: The research designChapter 8: Selecting a study designStep 2 Appendix: Exercises for conceptualising a study designStep 3: Constructing an instrument for data collectionChapter 9: Selecting a method of data collectionChapter 10: Collecting data using attitudinal scalesChapter 11: Establishing the validity and reliability of a research instrumentStep 3 Appendix: Exercises for developing a research instrumentStep 4: Selecting your sampleChapter 12: Selecting a sampleStep 4 Appendix: Exercises for selecting a sampleStep 5: Writing your research proposalChapter 13: Writing a research proposalStep 5 Appendix: Exercises for writing a research proposalStep 6: Collecting dataChapter 14: Considering ethical issues in data collectionStep 6 Appendix: Exercises for data collection (Ethical issues in data collection)Step 7: Processing and displaying your dataChapter 15: Processing dataChapter 16: Displaying dataStep 7 Appendix: Exercises for processing and displaying dataStep 8: Writing your research reportChapter 17: Writing a research reportStep 8 Appendix: Exercises for report writing.