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Book SynopsisThe
Second Edition of
Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-On Approach by Bora Pajo continues to make research easy to understand and easy to construct. Covering both quantitative and qualitative methods, this new edition lays out the differences between research approaches so readers can better understand when and how to use each research design. Through clear, simple, and even humorous prose, this text offers students a straightforward introduction to a new world of social science research. Rather than making research seem intimidating,
Introduction to Research Methods shows students that research is an ongoing conversation concerning topics that matter in their lives, a conversation that′s easy to understand and easy to join. The new edition features updated chapters on qualitative designs and qualitative data analysis, a new chapter on big data and digital methods, and updated citation and report styles for APA Style 7th Edition.
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Trade Review"
Introduction to Research Methods is an excellent resource for students and instructors alike. With readable text in an approachable tone, it effectively covers the breadth of topics related to research methods. Its lucidity is stellar." -- Spencer James
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Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-on Approach is highly relevant to the work my undergraduate students do and is delivered at a level they can follow. It does a great job of presenting complex information in an easy-to-understand format. At the graduate level, I could see this text serving as a primary read but then supplementing with more complex articles/chapters. Accessibility of the content is a core strength of this text. It makes in-depth content easy to follow for the novice researcher, while at the same time is engaging enough to not be bland for those with research experience. Overall, this text reads as a road map for how to conduct ethical research and provides the necessary step-by-step instructions on how to be successful during the research process." -- Andrew C. Tollison
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Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-on Approach is an excellent text that presents research methods in an easy-to-understand way with examples that foster critical thinking." -- James W. Beeks
"The hands-on, practical approach to Pajo’s
Introduction to Research Methods is a huge key strength." -- Joseph Stabb, PhD
Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Purpose of Research Chapter 2: Formulating a Research Question Chapter 3: Researching and Writing the Literature Review Chapter 4: Quantitative Designs Chapter 5: Measurement Errors, Reliability, Validity Chapter 6: Sampling Chapter 7: Data Collection for Quantitative Research Chapter 8: Secondary Data Chapter 9: Entering and Organizing Quantitative Data Chapter 10: Analyzing Quantitative Data Chapter 11: Qualitative Designs and Data Collection Chapter 12: Entering, Coding, and Analyzing Qualitative Data Chapter 13: Results and Discussion Chapter 14: Presenting Your Research Chapter 15: Big Data
