{"product_id":"exploring-research-global-edition-9781292364315","title":"Exploring Research Global Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil J. Salkind\u003c\/strong\u003e received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Human Development. After teaching for 35 years at the University of Kansas, he remains as a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Research in Education, where he continues to collaborate with colleagues and work with students. His early interests were in the area of children's cognitive development. After researching in the areas of cognitive style, he became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina's Bush Center for Child and Family Policy. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eStatistics for People Who Think They Hate Statistics (\u003c\/em\u003eSage), \u003cem\u003eTheories of Human Development \u003c\/em\u003e(Sage), and \u003cem\u003eExploring Research \u003c\/em\u003e(Pearson). He has edited several encyclopedias including the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Human Development\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics\u003c\/em\u003e, and the recently published \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Research Design\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the editor of \u003cem\u003eChild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Role and Importance of Research \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e2. The Research Process: Coming to Terms \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e3A. Selecting a Problem and Reviewing the Research \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e3B. The Importance of Practicing Ethics in Research \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e4. Sampling and Generalizability \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e5. Measurement, Reliability, and Validity \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e6. Methods of Measuring Behavior \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e7. Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e8. Introducing Inferential Statistics \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e9. Nonexperimental Research: Descriptive and Correlational Methods \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e10. Nonexperimental Research: Qualitative Methods \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e11. Pre- and True Experimental Research Methods \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e12. Quasi-Experimental Research: A Close Cousin to Experimental Research \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e13. Writing a Research Proposal \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e14. Writing a Research Manuscript \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eAppendix A \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eAppendix B \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eAppendix C \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eAppendix D \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eGlossary \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738541470039,"sku":"9781292364315","price":57.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781292364315.jpg?v=1723812128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/exploring-research-global-edition-9781292364315","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}