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Paul D. Leedy; Jeanne Ellis Ormrod; Laura Ruth Johnson

Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, Jeanne E. Ormrod

Globe Fearon Educational Publishing

Pearson Education, Inc

Longman Publishing

Cengage Gale

United States, United States of America

Pearson Education (US), [N.p.], 2018

12TH ED, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, 2018

Twelfth edition, New York, 2019

Twelfth edition, NY, NY, 2019

12, 2018-03-15

For Introductory Research Methods Courses In Any Area Of Study. An Engaging, Cross-disciplinary Guide To Research Methodology. Practical Research: Planning And Design Is A Do-it-yourself, How-to Manual For Planning And Conducting Research. Suitable For A Wide Variety Of Courses In Basic Research Methodology, The Book Uses A Conversational Tone, Step-by-step Instructions, And Practical Suggestions To Guide The Reader From The Selection Of A Problem To The Preparation Of A Completed Report. The 12th Edition Has Been Updated To Include The Latest Technology-based Strategies And Online Tools. Other Key Changes Include A Better Balance Between Quantitative And Qualitative Methods And The Addition Of A New Chapter On Action Research -- From The Publisher. The Nature And Tools Of Research -- The Problem : The Heart Of The Research Process -- Review Of The Related Literature -- Planning Your Research Project -- Writing The Research Proposal -- Descriptive Research -- Experimental, Quasi-experimental, And Ex Post Facto Designs -- Qualitative Research Methods -- Mixed-method Designs -- Action Research And Participatory Designs -- Analyzing Quantitative Data -- Analyzing Qualitative And Mixed-methods Data -- Planning And Preparing A Final Research Report -- Appendix A. Using A Spreadsheet : Microsoft Excel -- Appendix B. Using Spss. Paul D. Leedy, Late Of American University And Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, University Of Northern Colorado (emerita) ; With Laura Ruth Johnson, Northern Illinois University. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

« For introductory Research Methods courses in any area of study. An engaging, cross-disciplinary guide to research methodology. Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, how-to manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the book uses a conversational tone, step-by-step instructions, and practical suggestions to guide the reader from the selection of a problem to the preparation of a completed report. The 12th Edition has been updated to include the latest technology-based strategies and online tools. Other key changes include a better balance between quantitative and qualitative methods and the addition of a new chapter on action research

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Intended for introductory research method course, this 12th edition has been updated to include the latest technology-based strategies and online tools, a better balance between quantitative and qualitative methods and a new chapter on action research

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