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Research Design

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• Fully updated for the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
• More inclusive and supportive language throughout helps readers better see themselves in the research process.
• Learning Objectives provide additional structure and clarity to the reading process.
• The latest information on participatory research, evaluating literature for quality, using software to design literature maps, and additional statistical software types is newly included in this edition.
• Chapter 4: Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations now includes information on indigenous populations and data collection after IRB review.
• An updated Chapter 8: Quantitative Methods now includes more foundational details, such as Type 1 and Type 2 errors and discussions of advantages and disadvantages of quantitative designs.
• A restructured and revised Chapter 10: Mixed Methods Procedures brings state-of-the-art thinking to this increasingly popular approach.
• Chapters 8, 9, and 10 now have parallel structures so readers can better compare and contrast each approach.
• Reworked end-of-chapter exercises offer a more straightforward path to application for students.
• New research examples throughout the text offer students contemporary studies for evaluation.
• Current references and additional readings are included in this new edition.
• Compares qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research in one book for unparalleled coverage.
• Highly interdisciplinary examples make this book widely appealing to a broad range of courses and disciplines.
• Ethical coverage throughout consistently reminds students to use good judgment and to be fair and unbiased in their research.
• Writing exercises conclude each chapter so that readers can practice the principles learned in the chapter; if the reader completes all of the exercises, they will have a written plan for their scholarly study.
• Numbered points provide checklists of each step in a process.
• Annotated passages help reinforce the reader's comprehension of key research ideas.

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• Edition 4th
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• Publication date January 1, 2014
• Language English
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About the author.

John W. Creswell, PhD, is a Professor of Family Medicine and Senior Research Scientist of

the Michigan Mixed Methods Program. He has authored numerous articles and 34 books on

mixed methods research, qualitative research, and research design. While at the University of

Nebraska–Lincoln, he held the Clifton Endowed Professor Chair, served as Director of the

Mixed Methods Research Office, co-founded SAGE’s Journal of Mixed Methods Research , and

was an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and a consultant to

the Veterans Administration Health Services Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was

a Senior Fulbright Scholar to South Africa in 2008 and to Thailand in 2012. In 2011, he co-led

a National Institutes of Health working group on the “best practices of mixed methods research

in the health sciences,” served as a Visiting Professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health and

received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2014, he was

the founding President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. In 2015, he

joined the staff of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan to Co-Direct the Michigan

Mixed Methods Program. In 2017, he coauthored the American Psychological Association

“standards” on qualitative and mixed methods research. The fourth edition of this book on

Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design won the 2018 McGuffey Longevity Award from the U.S.

Textbook & Academic Authors Association. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he gave virtual

keynote presentations to many countries from his office in Osaka, Japan. Updates on his work

can be found on his website at johnwcreswell.com.

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John W. Creswell is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is affiliated with a graduate program in educational psychology that specializes in quantitative and qualitative methods in education. In this program, he specializes in qualitative and quantitative research designs and methods, multimethod research, and faculty and academic leadership issues in colleges and universities.

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An Applied Guide to Research Designs: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

• Edition: Second
• By: W. Alex Edmonds & Thomas D. Kennedy
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication year: 2017
• Online pub date: December 20, 2019
• Discipline: Sociology
• Methods: Research questions , Experimental design , Mixed methods
• DOI: https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781071802779
• Keywords: attitudes , diagrams , knowledge , population , students , teaching , threats Show all Show less
• Print ISBN: 9781483317274
• Online ISBN: 9781071802779
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The Second Edition of An Applied Guide to Research Designs offers researchers in the social and behavioral sciences guidance for selecting the most appropriate research design to apply in their study. Using consistent terminology, the authors visually present a range of research designs used in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods to help readers conceptualize, construct, test, and problem solve in their investigation. The Second Edition features revamped and expanded coverage of research designs, new real-world examples and references, a new chapter on action research, and updated ancillaries.

Front Matter

• List of Tables, Figures, and Diagrams
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Chapter 1 | A Primer of the Scientific Method and Relevant Components
• Part I | QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
• Experimental Research
• Chapter 2 | Between-Subjects Approach
• Chapter 3 | Regression-Discontinuity Approach
• Chapter 4 | Within-Subjects Approach
• Chapter 5 | Factorial Designs
• Chapter 6 | Solomon N-Group Design
• Chapter 7 | Single-Case Approach
• Chapter 8 | Ex Post Facto and Posttest-Only Designs
• Chapter 9 | Observational Approach
• Chapter 10 | Survey Approach
• Part III | QUALITATIVE METHODS
• Chapter 11 | Grounded Theory Perspective
• Chapter 12 | Ethnographic Perspective
• Chapter 13 | Narrative Perspective
• Chapter 14 | Phenomenological Perspective
• Part IV | MIXED METHODS
• Chapter 15 | Convergent-Parallel Approach
• Chapter 16 | Embedded Approach
• Chapter 17 | Explanatory-Sequential Approach
• Chapter 18 | Exploratory-Sequential Approach
• Chapter 19 | Mixed Methods, Case Studies, and Single-Case Approaches
• Chapter 20 | Action Research Approaches
• Chapter 21 | Conclusion

Back Matter

• Appendix A Less Common Designs for Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research
• Appendix B Types of Case Study Designs
• Appendix C Five Types of Mixed Methods Designs
• Appendix D Reporting Preliminary Statistical Findings
• Appendix E Analysis by Design
• Appendix F Qualitative Data Analysis
• Appendix G Validity, Control, and Causal Inferences Checklist
• Appendix H CONSORT 2010: Checklist and Guidelines for Reporting Parallel Randomised Trials
• Author Index

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