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Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches/

John W. Creswell

Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches/ John W. CreswelI, J. David Creswell. - 4th ed. - Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc, [c2018] - xxv, 275 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references [p.253 -261] and index.

CONTENT
PART I: Preliminary considerations.
Chapter 1: The selection of a research approach --
Chapter 2: Review of the literature --
Chapter 3: The use of theory --
Chapter 4: Writing strategies and ethical considerations --
PART II: Designing research.
Chapter 5: The introduction --
Chapter 6: The purpose statement --
Chapter 7: Research questions and hypotheses --
Chapter 8: Quantitative methods --
Chapter 9: Qualitative methods --
Chapter 10: Mixed method procedures.

This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method research design. For all three approaches, John W. Creswell and new co-author J. David Creswell include a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions, key elements of the research process, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use of theory in research applications, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry".

9781506386768 1506386768


Social sciences -- Research
Social sciences -- Statistical methods.

H62.C73 2018

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