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Practical Research: Planning and Design, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (August 17, 2020) © 2019

  • Paul D. Leedy Late of The American University
  • Jeanne Ellis Ormrod University of Northern Colorado (Emerita)
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Practical Research is an engaging, cross-disciplinary guide to research methodology. The text is a do-it-yourself, how-to manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the book uses a conversational tone, step-by-step instructions, and practical suggestions to guide you from the selection of a problem to the preparation of a completed report.

The 12th Edition has been updated to include the latest technology-based strategies and online tools. Other key changes include a better balance between quantitative and qualitative methods, the addition of a new chapter on action research and a new integrated MyLab. Tips for identifying a theoretical or conceptual framework for a research study are included in a new section as well.

PART I: THE FUNDAMENTALS

  1. THE NATURE AND TOOLS OF RESEARCH

PART II: FOCUSING YOUR RESEARCH EFFORTS

  1. THE PROBLEM: THE HEART OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS
  2. REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
  3. PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT
  4. WRITING THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL

PART III: RESEARCH DESIGNS

  1. DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
  2. EXPERIMENTAL, QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL, AND EX POST FACTO DESIGNS
  3. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
  4. MIXED-METHODS DESIGNS
  5. ACTION RESEARCH

PART IV: DATA ANALYSES

  1. ANALYZING QUANTITATIVE DATA
  2. ANALYZING QUALITATIVE AND MIXED-METHODS DATA

PART V: RESEARCH REPORTS

  1. PLANNING AND PREPARING A FINAL RESEARCH REPORT

APPENDICES

  1. USING A SPREADSHEET: MICROSOFT EXCEL
  2. USING SPSS

GLOSSARY

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