Practical research : planning and design /
Leedy, Paul D.,
Practical research : planning and design / - Eleventh edition, Global edition. - 407 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm. - Always Learning . - Always learning. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-395) and index.
pt. I. The fundamentals. The nature and tools of research -- pt. II. Focusing your research efforts. The problem: the heart of the research process -- Review of the related literature -- Planning your research project -- Writing the research proposal -- pt. III. Quantitative research. Descriptive research -- Experimental, quasi-experimental, and ex post facto designs -- Analyzing quantitative data -- pt. IV. Qualitative research. Qualitative research methods -- Historical research -- Analyzing qualitative data -- pt. V. Mixed-methods research. Mixed-methods designs -- pt. VI. Research reports. Planning and preparing a final research report -- Appendix A. Using a spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel -- Appendix B. Using SPSS.
Written in uncommonly engaging and elegant prose, this text is a 'do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself' manual designed to help research students in any discipline understand the fundamental structure of quality research and the methodical process that leads to genuinely significant results.
9781292095875 9781292095875: £41.99 1292095873
GBB5E9022 bnb
017576930 Uk
Research--Methodology.
001.42 LEE
Practical research : planning and design / - Eleventh edition, Global edition. - 407 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm. - Always Learning . - Always learning. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-395) and index.
pt. I. The fundamentals. The nature and tools of research -- pt. II. Focusing your research efforts. The problem: the heart of the research process -- Review of the related literature -- Planning your research project -- Writing the research proposal -- pt. III. Quantitative research. Descriptive research -- Experimental, quasi-experimental, and ex post facto designs -- Analyzing quantitative data -- pt. IV. Qualitative research. Qualitative research methods -- Historical research -- Analyzing qualitative data -- pt. V. Mixed-methods research. Mixed-methods designs -- pt. VI. Research reports. Planning and preparing a final research report -- Appendix A. Using a spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel -- Appendix B. Using SPSS.
Written in uncommonly engaging and elegant prose, this text is a 'do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself' manual designed to help research students in any discipline understand the fundamental structure of quality research and the methodical process that leads to genuinely significant results.
9781292095875 9781292095875: £41.99 1292095873
GBB5E9022 bnb
017576930 Uk
Research--Methodology.
001.42 LEE