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Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
This book addresses these issues by providing a guide to major design decisions, such as deciding a paradigm, stating a purpose for the study, identifying the research questions and hypotheses, using theory, and defining and stating the significance of the study. Each chapter is organized to first p...
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New Delhi:
Sage Publications,
2002.
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| Edition: | 2nd Ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Preliminary considerations : 1. A framework for design : Three elements of inquiry ; Three approaches to research ; Criteria for selecting an approach
- 2. Review of the literature : Identifying a topic ; A researchable topic ; Purpose of the literature review ; Literature reviews in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method research ; Design techniques ; Style manuals ; A model for writing the literature review
- 3. Writing strategies and ethical considerations : Writing the proposal ; Central arguments to make ; Writing tips ; Ethical issues to anticipate
- Part II. Designing research : 4. The introduction : The importance of introductions ; Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods introductions ; A model for an introduction
- 5. The purpose statement : Significance and meaning of a purpose statement ; A qualitative purpose statement ; A quantitative purpose statement ; A mixed methods purpose statement
- 6. Research questions and hypotheses : Qualitative research questions ; Quantitative research questions and hypotheses ; Mixed method research questions and hypotheses
- 7. The use of theory : Quantitative theory-use ; Qualitative theory-use ; Mixed methods theory-use
- 8. Definitions, limitations, and significance : The definition of terms ; Delimitations and limitations ; Significance of the proposed study
- 9. Quantitative methods : Defining surveys and experiments ; Components of a survey method plan ; Components of an experimental method plan ; Threats to validity
- 10. Qualitative procedures : The characteristics of qualitative research ; Strategies of inquiry ; The researcher's role ; Data collection procedures ; Data recording procedures ; Data analysis and interpretation ; Validating the accuracy of findings ; The qualitative narrative
- 11. Mixed methods procedures : Components of mixed methods procedures ; The nature of mixed methods research ; Types of mixed methods strategies ; Alternative strategies and visual models ; Data collection procedures ; Data analysis and validation procedures ; Report presentation structure.