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		Image from Amazon.com	Research method and methodology in finance and accounting / Bob Ryan, Robert W. Scapens, Michael Theobold by Ryan, Bob Scapens, Robert W Theobold, Michael Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Australia : Thomson, c2002 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: HG152 R926R 2002. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Interpreting qualitative data / David Silverman. by Silverman, David [author] Edition: 5th ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Los Angeles : SAGE, c2014 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: HM571 578I 2014. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Methods in behavioral research / Paul C. Cozby by Cozby, Paul C Edition: 8th ed. , international ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Boston, Mass. : McGraw Hill, c2004 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: BF76.5 C692M 2004. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	The essential guide to doing research / Zina O'Leary by O'Leary, Zina Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Sage, 2004 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 O432E. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Practical research : planning and design by Leedy, Paul D Edition: 6th ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill, 1997 Availability: No items available. Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Ethnographic decision tree modeling by Gladwin, Christina H Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage, 1989 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: GN345 G522E. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Practical research : planning and design / Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod by Leedy, Paul D Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis Edition: 8th ed. , international ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, c2005 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 L432P 2005. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research to the point by Metcalf, Allan A Edition: 2nd rev. ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Fort Worth, Tex. : Harcourt Brace College, 1995 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: LB2369 M472R 1995. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research methods for postgraduates / edited by Tony Greenfield by Greenfield, Tony [ed.] Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Arnold, 2002 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 R473 2002. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Twenty lectures : sociological theory since World War II / Jeffrey C. Alexander by Alexander, Jeffrey C Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Columbia Univ. Press, c1987 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: HM24 A439T. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Researching culture : qualitative method and cultural studies by Alasuutari, Pertti Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Sage, 1995 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: GN345 A527R. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Research methods in anthropology : qualitative and quantitative approaches by Bernard, H. Russell (Harvey Russell), 1940- Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1994 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: GN345 B47R 1994. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Universal methods of design : 100 ways to research complex problems, develop innovative ideas, and design effective solutions / Bella Martin, Bruce Hanington. by Martin, Bella Hanington, Bruce Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Beverly, Mass. : Rockport Publishers, 2012 Availability: Not available: Checked out (1). Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			New directions in economic methodology by Backhouse, Roger E., ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Routledge, 1994 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: HB131 B32N. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Precision journalism : a practical guide / David Pearce Demers, Suzanne Nichols by Demers, David Pearce Nichols, Suzanne Series: The Sage commtext series ; Volume 15 Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage, c1987 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN4775 D453P. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	The researcher's toolkit [electronic resource] : the complete guide to practitioner research / edited by David Wilkinson. by Wilkinson, David, 1970- [ed.] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Routledge, 2001 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Practical research : planning and design / Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod by Leedy, Paul D Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis Edition: 7th ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: General; Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill/Prentice Hall, c2001 Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners / Ranjit Kumar by Kumar, Ranjit Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : SAGE, 2005 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (2)Call number: Q180.55 .M4 K852R 2005, ... Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Handbook of ethnography / edited by Paul Atkinson ... [et. al] by Atkinson, Paul [ed.] Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Los Angeles, Calif. : Sage, 2007 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: GN345 H362. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Qualitative research design : an interactive approach / Joseph A. Maxwell. by Maxwell, Joseph Alex, 1941- Series: Applied social research methods series ; v. 41 Edition: 3rd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Los Angeles, Calif. : SAGE, c2013 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (2)Call number: Q 180.55 .M4 M398Q 2013, ... Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)