An applied reference guide to research designs : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods / W. Alex Edmonds, Thomas D. Kennedy.

"Students often struggle with conceptualizing the most appropriate research design before they begin collecting data and answering their research questions. This book presents quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research designs in education and the social and behavioral sciences using cons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edmonds, W. Alex
Other Authors: Kennedy, Thomas D.
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, [2013], ©2013.
Subjects:
Social sciences > Research > Methodology.
Education > Research > Methodology.
Research > Methodology.
Physical Description:xxv, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.The Scientific Method and Relevant Components
  • Validity and Research Designs
  • Internal Validity
  • External Validity
  • Construct Validity
  • Statistical Conclusion Validity
  • Design Logic
  • Control
  • Design Notations
  • Assignment Techniques
  • Comparison and Control Groups
  • Sampling Strategies
  • Probability Sampling Techniques
  • Nonprobability Sampling Techniques
  • pt. I QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
  • 2.Between-Subjects Approach
  • Pretest and Posttest Designs
  • k-Factor Designs
  • Posttest Designs
  • 3.Regression-Discontinuity Approach
  • 4.Within-Subjects Approach
  • Repeated-Measures Approach
  • 5.Factorial Designs
  • 6.Solomon N-Group Design
  • 7.Single-Case Approach
  • pt. II QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR NONEXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
  • 8.Ex Post Facto and Posttest-Only Designs
  • 9.Observational Approach
  • Explanatory Design
  • Predictive Design
  • 10.Survey Approach
  • Cross-Sectional Design
  • Longitudinal Design
  • pt. III QUALITATIVE METHODS
  • 11.Grounded Theory Approach
  • Systematic Design
  • Emerging Design
  • Constructivist Design
  • When to Use Grounded Theory
  • 12.Ethnographic Approach
  • Realist Design
  • Critical Design
  • Case Study Design
  • When to Use Ethnography
  • 13.Narrative Approach
  • Descriptive Design
  • Explanatory Design
  • Critical Design
  • When to Use Narrative Inquiry
  • 14.Phenomenological Approach
  • Existential Design
  • Transcendental Design
  • Hermeneutic Design
  • Case Study Design
  • When to Use Phenomenology
  • pt. IV MIXED METHODS
  • 15.Convergent-Parallel Approach
  • Parallel-Databases Design
  • Data-Transformation Design
  • Data-Validation Design
  • Multilevel Design
  • 16.Embedded Approach
  • Embedded-Experiment Design
  • Embedded-Correlational Design
  • Embedded Case Study Design
  • 17.Explanatory-Sequential Approach
  • Follow-Up Explanations Design
  • Participant-Selection Design
  • 18.Exploratory-Sequential Approach
  • Instrument-Development Design
  • Theory-Development Design
  • Treatment-Development Design
  • 19.Mixed Methods, Case Studies, and Single-Case Approaches
  • Mixed-Method A-B-A Designs
  • 20.Conclusion
  • Research Questions
  • Evaluation Approaches
  • Philosophical Tenets
  • Data Analytics
  • Final Remarks.