Research Design - International Student Edition

Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

AvJohn W. Creswell,J. David Creswell

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods 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.

New to this Edition:

Updated discussion on designing a proposal for a research project and on the steps in designing a research study
Additional content on epistemological and ontological positioning in relation to the research question and chosen methodology and method
Additional updates on the transformative worldview
Expanded coverage on specific approaches such as case studies, participatory action research, and visual methods
Additional information about qualitative and quantitative data analysis, social media, online qualitative methods, and mentoring and reflexivity in qualitative methods
Incorporation of action research and program evaluation in mixed methods and coverage of the latest advances in the mixed methods field
Additional information about causality and its relationship to statistics in quantitative methods
Incorporation of writing discussion sections into each of the three methodologies

An invaluable guide for students and researchers across the social and behavioural sciences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-01-05
Mått:180 x 260 x 20 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Upplaga:5
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781506386768

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John W. Creswell, PhD, is a Professor of Family Medicine and Senior Research Scientist ofthe Michigan Mixed Methods Program. He has authored numerous articles and 34 books onmixed methods research, qualitative research, and research design. While at the University ofNebraska–Lincoln, he held the Clifton Endowed Professor Chair, served as Director of theMixed Methods Research Office, co-founded SAGE’s Journal of Mixed Methods Research, andwas an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and a consultant tothe Veterans Administration Health Services Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He wasa Senior Fulbright Scholar to South Africa in 2008 and to Thailand in 2012. In 2011, he co-leda National Institutes of Health working group on the “best practices of mixed methods researchin the health sciences,” served as a Visiting Professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health andreceived an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2014, he wasthe founding President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. In 2015, hejoined the staff of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan to Co-Direct the MichiganMixed Methods Program. In 2017, he coauthored the American Psychological Association“standards” on qualitative and mixed methods research. The fourth edition of this book onQualitative Inquiry & Research Design won the 2018 McGuffey Longevity Award from the U.S.Textbook & Academic Authors Association. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he gave virtualkeynote presentations to many countries from his office in Osaka, Japan. Updates on his workcan be found on his website at johnwcreswell.com.

Innehållsförteckning

Analytic Contents of Research TechniquesPrefaceCompanion WebsiteAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPART I PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONSChapter 1 The Selection of a Research ApproachChapter 2 Review of the LiteratureChapter 3 The Use of TheoryChapter 4 Writing Strategies and Ethical ConsiderationPART II DESIGNING RESEARCHChapter 5 The IntroductionChapter 6 The Purpose StatementChapter 7 Research Questions and HypothesesChapter 8 Quantitative MethodsChapter 9 Qualitative MethodsChapter 10 Mixed Methods ProceduresGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index