Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches /: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John W. Creswell, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, J. David Creswell, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University.
• Authors: Creswell, John W; Creswell, J. David
• Contents: Analytic Contents of Research Techniques; Preface; Purpose; Audience; Format; Outline of Chapters; Companion Website; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; PART I PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 1 The Selection of a Research Approach; The Three Approaches to Research; Three Components Involved in an Approach; Research Approaches as Worldviews, Designs, and Methods; Criteria for Selecting a Research Approach; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 2 Review of the Literature; The Research Topic; The Literature Review; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 3 The Use of Theory; Quantitative Theory Use; Qualitative Theory Use; Mixed Methods Theory Use; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 4 Writing Strategies and Ethical Consideration; Writing the Proposal; Writing Ideas; Ethical Issues to Anticipate; Summary; Additional Readings; PART II DESIGNING RESEARCH; Chapter 5 The Introduction; The Importance of Introductions; An Abstract for a Study; Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Introductions; A Model for an Introduction; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 6 The Purpose Statement; Significance and Meaning of a Purpose Statement; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 7 Research Questions and Hypotheses; Qualitative Research Question; Quantitative Research Questions and Hypotheses; Mixed Methods Research Questions and Hypotheses; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 8 Quantitative Methods; Defining Surveys and Experiments; Components of a Survey Study Method Plan; Components of an Experimental Study Method Plan; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 9 Qualitative Methods; The Characteristics of Qualitative Research; Qualitative Designs; The Researcher’s Role and Ref; Data Collection Procedures; Data Recording Procedures; Data Analysis Procedures; Interpretation<br /> Validity and Reliability; Writing the Qualitative Report; Summary; Additional Readings; Chapter 10 Mixed Methods Procedures; Components of Mixed Methods Procedures; Types of Mixed Methods Designs; A Procedure for Embedding Core Designs Into Complex Designs; Factors Important in Choosing a Mixed Methods Design; Examples of Mixed Methods Procedures; Summary; Additional Readings; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index;
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 300.72/1; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology; Social sciences -- Statistical methods
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506386713; 1506386717
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.