Description
Introduction to Research / The Research Question / A Review of the Literature Using Online & Print Sources / Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks / Research Designs / Sampling Methods: Basic Issues and Concepts / Principles of Measurement / Development of Quantitative Measures / Data Analysis and Interpretation / Product of the Inquiry: The Research Report / Guide to Critique of Quantitative Research - with Examples and Practice Studies / Guide to Critique of Qualitative Research - with Examples and Practice Studies / References and Bibliography / Appendix A. Suggested Guide for Abstracting Research Studies / Appendix B. Guide to Critique of Philosophical Research / Appendix C. Issues of Control and Validity: Quantitative Studies / Appendix D. Testing Hypotheses with an Exemplar Study: Statistical Significance, Error, Directionality, and Power