Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches

Creswell, John W. (author.). Creswell, J. David, (author.).

Summary: "This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method research design. For all three approaches, John W. Creswell and new co-author J. David Creswell include a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions, key elements of the research process, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use of theory in research applications, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry"--

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ISBN: 9781506386706
ISBN: 1506386709
ISBN: 9781506386768
ISBN: 1506386768
ISBN: 9781506386683
Physical Description: print
xxv, 275 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

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General Note:	CatMonthString:may.18
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: pt. I PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS -- ch. 1 Selection of a Research Approach -- Three Approaches to Research -- Three Components Involved in an Approach -- Philosophical Worldviews -- Postpositivist Worldview -- Constructivist Worldview -- Transformative Worldview -- Pragmatic Worldview -- Research Designs -- Quantitative Designs -- Qualitative Designs -- Mixed Methods Designs -- Research Methods -- Research Approaches as Worldviews, Designs, and Methods -- Criteria for Selecting a Research Approach -- Research Problem and Questions -- Personal Experiences -- Audience -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 2 Review of the Literature -- Research Topic -- Literature Review -- Use of the Literature -- Design Techniques -- Steps in Conducting a Literature Review -- Searching Computerized Databases -- Priority for Selecting Literature Material -- Literature Map of the Research -- Abstracting Studies -- Example 2.1 Literature Review Abstract in a Quantitative Study -- Example 2.2 Literature Review Abstract in a Study Advancing a Typology -- Style Manuals -- Definition of Terms -- Example 2.3 Terms Defined in an Independent Variables Section -- Example 2.4 Terms Defined in a Mixed Methods Dissertation -- Quantitative or Mixed Methods Literature Review -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 3 Use of Theory -- Quantitative Theory Use -- Testing Causal Claims in Quantitative Research -- Variables in Quantitative Research -- Definition of a Theory in Quantitative Research -- Forms of Theories in Quantitative Research -- Placement of Quantitative Theories -- Writing a Quantitative Theoretical Perspective -- Example 3.1 Quantitative Theory Section -- Qualitative Theory Use -- Variation in Theory Use in Qualitative Research -- Locating the Theory in Qualitative Research -- Example 3.2 Theory Early in a Qualitative Study -- Mixed Methods Theory Use -- Example 3.3 Theory at the End of a Qualitative Study -- Social Science Theory Use -- Participatory-Social Justice Theory Use -- Box 3.1 Transformative-Emancipatory Questions for Mixed Methods Researchers Throughout the Research Process -- Example 3.4 Theory in a Feminist Mixed Methods Study -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 4 Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations -- Writing the Proposal -- Arguments Presented in a Proposal -- Format for a Qualitative Proposal -- Example 4.1 Qualitative Constructivist/Interpretivist Format -- Example 4.2 Qualitative Participatory-Social Justice Format -- Format for a Quantitative Proposal -- Example 4.3 Quantitative Format -- Format for a Mixed Methods Proposal -- Example 4.4 Mixed Methods Format -- Designing the Sections of a Proposal -- Writing Ideas -- Writing as Thinking -- Habit of Writing -- Readability of the Manuscript -- Example 4.5 Illustration of the Hook-and-Eye Technique -- Voice, Tense, and "Fat" -- Ethical Issues to Anticipate -- Prior to Beginning the Study -- Beginning the Study -- Collecting the Data -- Analyzing the Data -- Reporting, Sharing, and Storing Data -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- pt. II DESIGNING RESEARCH -- ch. 5 Introduction -- Importance of Introductions -- Abstract for a Study -- Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Introductions -- Model for an Introduction -- Illustration -- Research Problem -- Studies Addressing the Problem -- Deficiencies in Past Literature -- Example 5.1 Deficiencies in the Literature---Needed Studies -- Example 5.2 Deficiencies in the Literature---Few Studies -- Significance of a Study for Audiences -- Example 5.3 Significance of the Study Stated in an Introduction to a Quantitative Study -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 6 Purpose Statement -- Significance and Meaning of a Purpose Statement -- Qualitative Purpose Statement -- Example 6.1 Purpose Statement in a Qualitative Phenomenology Study -- Example 6.2 Purpose Statement in a Case Study -- Example 6.3 Purpose Statement in an Ethnography -- Example 6.4 Purpose Statement in a Grounded Theory Study -- Quantitative Purpose Statement -- Example 6.5 Purpose Statement in a Published Survey Study -- Example 6.6 Purpose Statement in a Dissertation Survey Study -- Example 6.7 Purpose Statement in an Experimental Study -- Mixed Methods Purpose Statement -- Example 6.8 Convergent Mixed Methods Purpose Statement -- Example 6.9 Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Purpose Statement -- Example 6.10 Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Purpose Statement -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 7 Research Questions and Hypotheses -- Qualitative Research Questions -- Example 7.1 Qualitative Central Question From an Ethnography -- Example 7.2 Qualitative Central Questions From a Case Study -- Quantitative Research Questions and Hypotheses -- Example 7.3 Null Hypothesis -- Example 7.4 Directional Hypotheses -- Example 7.5 Nondirectional and Directional Hypotheses -- Example 7.6 Standard Use of Language in Hypotheses -- Model for Descriptive Questions and Hypotheses -- Example 7.7 Descriptive and Inferential Questions -- Mixed Methods Research Questions and Hypotheses -- Example 7.8 Hypotheses and Research Questions in a Mixed Methods Study -- Example 7.9 Mixed Methods Question Written Using Methods and Content Language -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 8 Quantitative Methods -- Defining Surveys and Experiments -- Components of a Survey Study Method Plan -- Survey Design -- Population and Sample -- Instrumentation -- Variables in the Study -- Data Analysis -- Interpreting Results and Writing a Discussion Section -- Example 8.1 Survey Method Plan -- Components of an Experimental Study Method Plan -- Participants -- Variables -- Instrumentation and Materials -- Experimental Procedures -- Example 8.2 Pre-experimental Designs -- Example 8.3 Quasi-experimental Designs -- Example 8.4 True Experimental Designs -- Example 8.5 Single-Subject Designs -- Threats to Validity -- Procedure -- Data Analysis -- Interpreting Results and Writing a Discussion Section -- Example 8.6 Experimental Method Plan -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 9 Qualitative Methods -- Characteristics of Qualitative Research -- Qualitative Designs -- Researcher's Role and Reflexivity -- Data Collection Procedures -- Data Recording Procedures -- Data Analysis Procedures -- Interpretation -- Validity and Reliability -- Writing the Qualitative Report -- Example 9.1 Qualitative Procedures -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings -- ch. 10 Mixed Methods Procedures -- Components of Mixed Methods Procedures -- Describe Mixed Methods Research -- Types of Mixed Methods Designs -- Convergent Mixed Methods Design -- Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design -- Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Design -- Several Complex Mixed Methods Designs -- Procedure for Embedding Core Designs Into Complex Designs -- Factors Important in Choosing a Mixed Methods Design -- Examples of Mixed Methods Procedures -- Example 10.1 Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Design -- Example 10.2 Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design -- Example 10.3 Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Design -- Example 10.4 Social Justice Design -- Summary -- Writing Exercises -- Additional Readings.