Description
Book SynopsisThis book systematically outlines specific strategies to guide the student in designing and conducting empirical research. The quality and usefulness of all research is only as good as the skills of the researcher and the clarity of the research study.
Trade ReviewThe book is a practical resource for education and social science researchers who can be tentative about how to begin their research projects and find the detailed research books overwhelming, initially. Central to the book is a process, to guide beginner researchers in conceptualizing and framing a research project. The process, information, examples, and exercises were field tested with over 100 doctoral students in dissertation proposal development courses. The contents have proven successful in meeting beginners' initial needs. -- Cynthia L. Jackson, Ph.D, dean of education, University of Virgin Islands
Written in non-technical language, readers are guided incrementally through the complexities of focusing a research study, and how to address the initial problems they can encounter when embarking on the research journey. Part I provides preliminary considerations about research and being a researcher. Part II describes ways of thinking about conceptualizing and framing a research study. Part III contains a comparative overview of the quantitative and qualitative research approaches, and highlights some of the research methods associated with each. Part IV assists researchers in becoming familiar with data sources for research, contents of a research proposal and a research report, and answers procedural questions that are frequently asked. -- Theresa L. Harris, Ph.D., Coppin State University
George P. Taylor's Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Research can be a good first step for beginning history graduate students. * A Journal of Methods *
George P. Taylor's Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Research can be a good first step for beginning history graduate students. * A Journal of Methods *
Table of ContentsPart 1 List of Figures Part 2 List of Tables Part 3 Preface Part 4 Acknowledgements Part 5 Part I The Research Process Part 6 Part II Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Part 7 Part III Differences Between Quantitative and Qualitative Research Part 8 Appendices Part 9 Glossary Part 10 Bibliography Part 11 About the Editor Part 12 About the Contributors
