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Quantitative research for the qualitative researcher [electronic book] Laura M. O'Dwyer and James A. Bernauer.

By: O'Dwyer, Laura M [author].
Contributor(s): Bernauer, James A [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: online resource (xxii, 299 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781412997799 (paperback); 1412997798 (paperback); 9781483320663 (e-book); 1483320669 (e-book).Subject(s): Quantitative researchDDC classification: 001.42 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
Understanding the purpose of research in the qualitative and quantitative traditions -- Research in the qualitative tradition and connections to the quantitative tradition -- Research in the qualitative tradition and connections to the quantitative tradition -- Measurement and instrumentation in quantitative research -- Minimizing alternative explanations for research findings : internal validity -- Non-experimental research designs -- experimental research designs -- Experimental research designs -- Descriptive analyses for data generated by quantitative research -- Inferential analyses for data generated by quantitative research -- The complementary natures of quantitative and qualitative research.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Quantitative Research for the Qualitative Researcher is a concise, supplemental text that provides qualitatively oriented students and researchers with the requisite skills for conducting quantitative research. Throughout the book, authors Laura M. O'Dwyer and James A. Bernauer provide ample support and guidance to prepare readers both cognitively and attitudinally to conduct high quality research in the quantitative tradition. Highlighting the complementary nature of quantitative and qualitative research, they effectively explain the fundamental structure and purposes of design, measurement, and statistics within the framework of a research report, (including a dissertation). The text encourages the reader to see quantitative methodology for what it is, a process for systematically discovering new knowledge that can help describe, explain, and predict the world around us.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-290) and index.

Understanding the purpose of research in the qualitative and quantitative traditions -- Research in the qualitative tradition and connections to the quantitative tradition -- Research in the qualitative tradition and connections to the quantitative tradition -- Measurement and instrumentation in quantitative research -- Minimizing alternative explanations for research findings : internal validity -- Non-experimental research designs -- experimental research designs -- Experimental research designs -- Descriptive analyses for data generated by quantitative research -- Inferential analyses for data generated by quantitative research -- The complementary natures of quantitative and qualitative research.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Laura O'Dwyer (Ph.D., Boston College) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. She teaches courses in applied data analysis (basic to advanced topics), quantitative research methods, survey construction, and experimental design. O'Dwyer's research focuses on examining the impact of technology-based interventions on student and teacher outcomes, and on international comparative studies in education. She has conducted several studies that employ randomized experimental designs to examine educational interventions including the effects of online professional development on teaching practices and learning outcomes. James Bernauer, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor in the school of Education and Social Science at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. He teaches qualitative and quantitative research methods at the masters and doctoral levels. He also teaches educational psychology to undergraduates. Bernauer's research focuses primarily on instructional effectiveness, technology, and assessment in both pre-12 and higher education. He is particularly interested in exploring the integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches across phenomena.