Synopsis "Research Manual: Handbook for Conducting Socioeconomic Studies (in English)"
The book "Research Manual: Handbook for Conducting Socioeconomic Studies "could be considered as one of the well-equipped tools for a researcher / research associate / academician to conduct socioeconomic studies. It defines each of the research topics briefly with relevant flowchart and diagram. This book includes a very comprehensive discussion on definition and classification of research, features of different types of research, research process, research designing, literature review techniques, sampling techniques, methods of data collection, tools / instruments used in data collection, data collection, data management and analysis, report writing & dissemination, and ethics in research / research ethics etc. issues in brief but with concrete example, process diagrams, and sample. Remarkable specimens and figures of this book includes specimen of an evaluation study designing, note taking matrix for literature review, template for writing literature review, a sample observation schedule, an interview schedule / guide, questionnaire for enterprise survey in a cluster, checklist for monitoring & evaluation of FSMS implementation, ten (10) steps research process, twelve (12) steps of research designing, ten (10) steps for writing literature review, seven (7) steps model for sampling, seventeen (17) methods of data collection, seven (7) tools / instruments used in data collection, and twelve (12) types of research articles / journal articles etc. specimens, figures, templates and models. I am optimistic that, this book will be well accepted by the academicians, researchers, practitioners and students as one of their significant handbooks for conducting socioeconomic studies.
