Full Description
`Aimed at empowering students with the information necessary to choose the best approach to fit their needs, the text outlines numerous research options from varying viewpoints, and highlights the procedures involved with putting each method into practice' -Qualitative Research Journal`This book offers a broad spectrum of research methodologies within one text that is easy to understand. R Murray Thomas examines educational research as a series of simple and complex questions. This integrated presentation of research methodologies makes this a unique text' - Roxana Della Vecchia, Assistant Dean, College of Education, Towson UniversityTraditionally, graduate students have written theses and dissertations that take either qualitative or quantitative approach. But in the current environment, many students are opting for a mixed-methods approach that combines some quantitative methods with qualitative methods. This is a growing trend, yet no book exists that applies mixed methods to writing the dissertation or theses. This book aims to fill that gap.
Contents
PrefaceAbout the Author1. The Qualitative and the QuantitativePart I: A Catalogue of Methods--Qualitative and Quantitative2. Historical Perspectives3. Present-Status Perspectives--Qualitative4. Present-Status Perspectives--Quantitative5. Data-Collection Processes and Instruments6. Researcher Role Perspectives7. Interpretation MethodsPart II: A Variety of Thesis and Dissertation Proposals8. Solving Immediate Problems9. Establishing Foundations for Planning10. Applying, Testing, and Generating Theories11. Contributing to Research Methodology12. Replicating Others' Research13. Publishing the Results14. Reviewing the ThemesReferencesIndex
