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RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY: Integrating
Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods FOURTH EDITION
Donna M. Mertens, Gallaudet University
Focused on increasing the credibility of research and evaluation, the Fourth Edition incorporates the viewpoints of
various research paradigms into its descriptions of these methods. Providing specifi c advice on conducting research
in culturally complex communities, the new edition has been updated to align with the American Psychological
Association and the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation requirements.
CONTENTS 1. An Introduction to Research / 2. Evaluation / 3. Literature Review and Focusing the Research / 4. Experimental and Quasi-
Experimental Research / 5. Causal Comparative and Correlational Approaches / 6. Survey Methods / 7. Single-Case Research / 8. Qualitative
Methods / 9. History and Narrative Study of Lives / 10. Mixed Methods Research / 11. Sampling / 12. Data Collection / 13. Data Analysis,
Interpretation, and Use
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-4027-5 • ©2015 • 536 PAGES • •
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INTRODUCING RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: A Beginner's Guide to Doing a
Research Project SECOND EDITION
Uwe Flick, Free University Berlin, Germany
In the Second Edition of this textbook designed for new researchers, Uwe Flick takes readers through the process of
producing a research project. The book gives readers the fundamental data collection and analysis skills that they need
for their fi rst project, as well as a good understanding of the research process as a whole.
CONTENTS PART I: ORIENTATION / 1: Why Social Research? / 2: Worldviews in Social Research / 3: Ethical Issues in Social Research / 4: From
Research Idea to Research Question / PART II: PLANNING AND DESIGN / 5: Reading and Reviewing the Literature / 6: Planning Social Research:
Steps in the Research Process / 7: Designing Social Research / 8: Deciding on Your Methods / PART III: WORKING WITH DATA / 9: Collecting
Quantitative and Qualitative Data / 10: Analyzing Quantitative and Qualitative Data / 11: E-Research: Doing Social Research Online / 12:
Triangulation and Mixed Methods / PART IV: REFLECTION AND WRITING / 13: What is Good Research? Evaluating Your Research Project / 14: Writing
Research and Using Results
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4462-9424-6 • ©2016 • 320 PAGES •
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners FOURTH EDITION
Ranjit Kumar, University of Western Australia
Written specifi cally for students with no previous experience of research and research methodology, the Fourth Edition
of Research Methodology breaks the process of designing and doing a research project into eight manageable steps.
The book contains straightforward, practical guidance on: formulating a research question, ethical considerations,
carrying out a literature review, choosing a research design, selecting a sample, collecting and analyzing qualitative and
quantitative data, and writing a research report.
CONTENTS Research: A Way of Thinking / The Research Process: A Quick Glance / STEP I: FORMULATING A RESEARCH PROBLEM / Reviewing the Literature
/ Formulating a Research Problem / Identifying Variables / Constructing Hypotheses / Step I Exercises / STEP II: CONCEPTUALIZING A RESEARCH DESIGN /
The Research Design / Selecting a Study Design / Step II Exercises / STEP III: CONSTRUCTING AN INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION / Selecting a Method
of Data Collection / Collecting Data Using Attitudinal Scales / Establishing the Validity and Reliability of a Research Instrument / Step III Exercises / STEP IV:
SELECTING A SAMPLE / Selecting a Sample / Step IV Exercises / STEP V: WRITING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL / Writing a Research Proposal / Step V Exercises /
STEP VI: COLLECTING DATA / Considering the Ethical Issues in Data Collection / Processing Data / Displaying Data
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4462-6997-8 • ©2015 • 432 PAGES • •
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RESEARCHING SOCIAL LIFE FOURTH EDITION
Nigel Gilbert • Paul Stoneman, both of University of Surrey, U.K.
The book follows the chronology of a typical research project, from initial conception through to the collection,
management, and analysis of data. It also includes material on how best to write up and disseminate your research.
This pragmatic approach mirrors the reality of conducting research and allows the handpicked, internationally
renowned contributors to embed real case studies from their own research in each chapter. The student orientated
pedagogy is carefully woven throughout the book and further supported by a cutting-edge companion website.
CONTENTS FOUNDATIONS AND FIRST STEPS / 1. Conceptualizing Social Life / 2. Research,Theory and Method / 3. Formulating and Refi ning
a Research Question / 4. Conducting Systematic Reviews / CHOOSING YOUR RESEARCH STRATEGY / 5. Quantitative Research / 6. Grounded
Theory and Inductive Research / 7. Mixed Methods / 8. Participatory Approaches to Social Research / 9. Evaluation Research / 10. International
Comparative Research / 11. The Ethics of Social Research / COLLECTING DATA / 12. Designing and Collecting Survey Samples / 13. Questionnaire
Design / 14. Measuring Attitudes / 15. Qualitative Interviewing / 16. Focus Groups / 17. Ethnography / 18. The Internet and Research Methods /
ANALYSING DATA / 19. Coding and Managing Data / 20. Analysing Survey Data / 21. Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS) / 22.
Thematic Analysis / 23. Narrative Analysis / 24. Applying Conversation Analysis and Membership Categorisation Analysis to Qualitative Data / 25.
Analyzing Visual Materials / 26. Digital Social Research / WRITING ABOUT SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ITS IMPACT / 27. Writing about Social Research /
28. The Impact of Social Research
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4462-9545-8 • JANUARY 2016 • 624 PAGES • •
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