Essentials of research design and methodology

Abstract

Series Preface. Acknowledgments. One Introduction and Overview. Two Planning and Designing a Research Study. Three General Approaches for Controlling Artifact and Bias. Four Data Collection, Assessment Methods, and Measurement Strategies. Five General Types of Research Designs and Approaches. Six Validity. Seven Data Preparation, Analyses, and Interpretation. Eight Ethical Considerations in Research. Nine Disseminating Research Results and Distilling Principles of Research Design and Methodology. References. Index.