Practical Research: Planning and Design / Paul D Leedy; Jeanne Ellis Ormrod

By: Paul D LeedyContributor(s): Jeanne Ellis OrmrodMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Pearson Higher Education, 2015. Edition: 11th ed.; Global edDescription: 407 p. : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN: 9781292095875 Subject(s): -- Computer science, information and general worksDDC classification: 001.4
Contents:
PART I The fundamentals: 1 The nature and tools of research. -- PART II Focusing your research efforts. -- 2 The probelm: the hearth of the research process. -- Chapter 3 Review of the related literature. -- 4 Planning your research project. -- 5 Writing the research proposal. -- PART III Quantitative research. -- 6 Descriptive research. -- 7 Experimental, quasi-experimantal, and ex post facto designs. -- 8 Analyzing quantitative data. -- PART IV Qualitative research. -- 9 Qualitative research methods. -- 10 Historical research. -- 11 Analyzing qualitative data. -- PART V Mixed methods research. -- 12 Mixed methods designs. -- PART VI Research reports. -- 13 Planning and preparing a final research report. -- Appendix A: Using a spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel. -- Appendix B Using SPSS
Summary: For introductory courses Research Methods in any area of study-from Anthropology to Zoology Engaging, cross-disciplinary, practical. Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the text guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions throughout. The authors emphasize the idea that quality research demands planning and design, and they provide what is needed for readers to be able to execute their own research projects effectively and professionally.
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PART I The fundamentals: 1 The nature and tools of research. --
PART II Focusing your research efforts. --
2 The probelm: the hearth of the research process. --
Chapter 3 Review of the related literature. --
4 Planning your research project. --
5 Writing the research proposal. --
PART III Quantitative research. --
6 Descriptive research. --
7 Experimental, quasi-experimantal, and ex post facto designs. --
8 Analyzing quantitative data. --
PART IV Qualitative research. --
9 Qualitative research methods. --
10 Historical research. --
11 Analyzing qualitative data. --
PART V Mixed methods research. --
12 Mixed methods designs. --
PART VI Research reports. --
13 Planning and preparing a final research report. --
Appendix A: Using a spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel. --
Appendix B Using SPSS

For introductory courses Research Methods in any area of study-from Anthropology to Zoology Engaging, cross-disciplinary, practical. Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the text guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions throughout. The authors emphasize the idea that quality research demands planning and design, and they provide what is needed for readers to be able to execute their own research projects effectively and professionally.

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