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THE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Planning, Conducting, and Reporting Research
Ann Sloan Devlin, Connecticut College
The Research Experience: Planning, Conducting, and Reporting Research presents a process-oriented approach
to research for students in the behavioral sciences. In-depth, practical advice for conducting each step of the research
process includes coverage of the most common research methods and current technologies—including Qualtrics,
Google Scholar, and Amazon Mechanical Turk—as well as techniques for fi nding participants and collecting data in a
variety of settings. With robust pedagogy and six helpful appendices, this text will further readers' ability to produce
well-executed projects and critically evaluate information in both their personal and professional lives.
CONTENTS 1. Research, Biases in Thinking, and the Role of Theories / 2. Generating and Shaping Ideas: Tradition and Innovation / 3.
Research Design Approaches and Issues: An Overview / 4. Ethics and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process / 5. Measures and Survey
Research Tools / 6. Correlational and Qualitative Research / 7. Experimental Approaches: Between Subjects Designs / 8. Within, Mixed, Pre-
Post Experimental, and Specialized Correlational Designs / 9. Recruiting Participants / 10. Organizing Data and Analyzing Results / 11. Writing
and Presenting Your Research
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-2512-5 • ©2018 • 504 PAGES • •
Introduction to Research Methods - Health
CONDUCTING HEALTH RESEARCH: Principles, Process, and Methods
Frederick J. Kviz, University of Illinois at Chicago
Conducting Health Research presents an integrated and practical introduction to the principles and strategies for
planning, implementing, reporting, and assessing health sciences research. Comprehensive in its breadth and depth,
with an accessible writing style, this text prepares students in public health and related fi elds to be adept researchers
and consumers of health research. Through real-world examples and step-by-step guidance, Frederick J. Kviz provides
students with the skills they need to: identify and evaluate research strengths and limitations as practitioners; to
actually perform the various core aspects of research; and to choose among alternative methods when making
decisions about health practice, policy, and future research needs.
CONTENTS 1: The Nature and Process of Research / 2: Conducting Ethically Responsible Research / 3: Variables and Relationships / 4:
Research Design Diagrams and Components / 5: Research Design Validity / 6: Research Designs / 7: Random Sampling and Assignment / 8:
The Measurement Process, Reliability, and Validity / 9: Developing a Measurement Instrument / 10: Developing a Structured Questionnaire / 11:
Writing Survey Questions / 12: Survey Research Methods / 13: Qualitative Research Methods / 14: Secondary Analysis and Existing Data / 15: The
Analysis Process and Reporting Results
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4833-1758-8 • MARCH 2019 • 512 PAGES •
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Interdisciplinary Research & Studies
INTRODUCTION TO INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES SECOND EDITION
Allen F. Repko, University of Texas at Arlington (Retired) • Rick Szostak, University of Alberta, Canada •
Michelle Phillips Buchberger, Miami University (Ohio)
This comprehensive introduction to interdisciplinary studies draws on recent advances in the fi eld's burgeoning
literature on learning and assessment. It is the fi rst book to present these foundational principles in a textbook
designed specifi cally for the introductory course. The book introduces students to the principles of the fi eld, prepares
them to produce quality work, and facilitates their working with topics, problems, or themes that span multiple
disciplines. Its approach is succinct, conceptual, and practical.
CONTENTS PART I: UNDERSTANDING INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES / 1. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Real World / 2. The Rise of the Modern
Disciplines and Interdisciplinarity / 3. Interdisciplinary Studies Defi ned / 4. The Interdisciplinary Studies "Cognitive Toolkit" / 5. Academic
Disciplines / 6. The "DNA" of Interdisciplinary Studies / PART II: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES / 7. Thinking Critically
About Disciplinary Perspectives / 8. Thinking Critically About Disciplinary Insights / 9. Thinking Critically About Integration and Its Results / PART III:
INTERDISCIPLINARY WRITING AND RESEARCH / 10. An Interdisciplinary Research "Road Map" / 11. Identifying Relevant Disciplines and Gathering
Information About the Problem / 12. Analyzing Insights and Refl ecting on Process
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-4689-2 • ©2017 • 464 PAGES •
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