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Educational research : planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research / John Creswell.

By: Creswell, John W [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Pearson custom library: Copyright date: Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Fourth edition.Description: ii, 671 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781292021126 (paperback); 9781447964261 (hardback); 1292021128 (paperback).Subject(s): Education -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 370.72
Contents:
The process of conducting research using quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Identifying a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Specifying a purpose and research questions or hypotheses -- Collecting quantitative data -- Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data -- Collecting qualitative data -- Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data -- Reporting and evaluating research -- Experimental designs -- Coorelational designs -- Survey designs -- Grounded theory designs -- Ethnographic designs -- Narrative research designs -- Mixed methods design -- Action research designs.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 370.72 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00161883
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A practical, step-by-step core research text that balances coverage of qualitative and quantitative methods The clear and practical writing of Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research has made this book a favorite among instructors and students. In precise, step-by-step language the text helps students learn how to conduct, read, and evaluate research studies. Key updates for the 4th edition include expanded coverage of ethics and new research articles.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 645-652) and index.

The process of conducting research using quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Identifying a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Specifying a purpose and research questions or hypotheses -- Collecting quantitative data -- Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data -- Collecting qualitative data -- Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data -- Reporting and evaluating research -- Experimental designs -- Coorelational designs -- Survey designs -- Grounded theory designs -- Ethnographic designs -- Narrative research designs -- Mixed methods design -- Action research designs.

CIT Module MRKT 9016 - Core reading.