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NEW—Increased material on how to use computer technology in the research process—Including effectively using online databases, referencing sources on Internet information, and more. (For examples see list of "Using Technology Features" on inside front cover of the book.)

~Introduces students to the power and limitations of the Internet and the World Wide Web—helps them learn to use contemporary technology wisely.

NEW—Significantly expanded and updated material—Especially in the areas of collaborative research, sampling in qualitative research, oral histories, meta-analysis, standard scores, and within-subject, single-subject, single-group, and multiple baseline designs. (See pages 144-145 and 273-275 for examples.)

~Ensures that students leave the course understanding the latest techniques and trends in the field—gives them the benefit of the most current thinking in the field.

NEW—An appendix on using SPSS—Covering the creation of a data set, computing basic descriptive statistics, and computing inferential statistics. (Pages 303-308.)

~Familiarizes students with this powerful software package—ensures they learn what SPSS can and cannot do and how to make the most of it.

 NEW—Three new sample dissertations—Included toward the end of Chapters 8, 9, and 11. (See pages 174-177 for an example.)

~Illustrates "how to do it" through examples written by actual students—provides insight into how each dissertation made use of text concepts and strategies to create an effective research paper.

In uncommonly engaging, lucid, and straight-forward prose, this text guides the reader, step-by-step through the research process—from the selection of a problem to the preparation of a completed report. (For a quick example, read the first few pages of Chapter 4, Review of the Related Literature .)

Practical Applications sections in each chapter—Ranging from Guidelines for executing some aspect of research, to checklists for applying evaluative criteria, to exercises that ask readers to use chapter content to solve a problem. (See pages 60-62 for examples.)

~Encourages students to "learn by doing"—creating a framework within which they can plan and design their own research project.

Appropriate for introductory research courses across all disciplines from the social sciences to the physical sciences and the arts.

~Contains examples and models from a variety of disciplines, including child development, education, history, nursing, psychology, and sociology. (See as examples pages 174-177, 212-213, 240-244.)

New To This Edition

• Increased material on how to use computer technology in the research process–Including effectively using online databases, referencing sources on Internet information, and more.

  • Introduces students to the power and limitations of the Internet and the World Wide Web–helps them learn to use contemporary technology wisely.

• Significantly expanded and updated material–Especially in the areas of collaborative research, sampling in qualitative research, oral histories, meta-analysis, standard scores, and within-subject, single-subject, single-group, and multiple baseline designs.

  • Ensures that students leave the course understanding the latest techniques and trends in the field–gives them the benefit of the most current thinking in the field.

• An appendix on using SPSS–Covering the creation of a data set, computing basic descriptive statistics, and computing inferential statistics.

  • Familiarizes students with this powerful software package–ensures they learn what SPSS can and cannot do and how to make the most of it.

• Three new sample dissertations–Included toward the end of Chapters 8, 9, and 11.

  • Illustrates "how to do it" through examples written by actual students–provides insight into how each dissertation made use of text concepts and strategies to create an effective research paper.

Table of Contents

I. THE FUNDAMENTALS.

II. FOCUSING YOUR RESEARCH EFFORTS.

III. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES.

IV. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES.

V. PREPARING THE RESEARCH REPORT.

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