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Research methods in education and psychology : integrating diversity with quantitative & qualitative approaches / Donna M. Mertens.

By: Mertens, Donna M .

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BookPublisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1998Description: xvii, 422 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0803958277 (cloth : acidfree paper); 0803958285 (pbk. : acidfree paper).Subject(s): Education -- Research -- Methodology

| Psychology -- Research -- Methodology

DDC classification: 370/.7/2 Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information

Contents:

Introduction to research -- Literature review and research problems -- Experimental and quasi-experimental research -- Causal comparative and correlational research -- Survey research -- Single-case research -- Qualitative methods -- History and narrative study of lives -- Evaluation -- Sampling : definition, selection, and ethics -- Data collection -- Data analysis, interpretation, and reporting.

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