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Evaluating research in academic journals : a practical guide to realistic evaluation / Fred Pyrczak.

By: Pyrczak, Fred.
Contributor(s): Bruce, Randall R.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Glendale, CA : Pyrczak Pub., c2008Edition: 4th ed.Description: vi, 162 p. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 1884585787; 9781884585784.Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Evaluation | Social sciences -- Methodology | Psychology -- Research -- Evaluation | Psychology -- Methodology | Scholarly periodicals | Research Design | Evaluation Studies as Topic | Psychology -- methods | Social Sciences -- methodsDDC classification:
Contents:
Background for evaluating research reports -- Evaluating titles -- Evaluating abstracts -- Evaluating introductions and literature reviews -- A closer look at evaluating literature reviews -- Evaluating samples when researchers generalize -- Evaluating samples when researchers do not generalize -- Evaluating instrumentation -- Evaluating experimental procedures -- Evaluating analysis and results sections : quantitative research -- Evaluating analysis and results sections : qualitative research -- Evaluating discussion sections -- Putting it all together -- Appendix A. Quantitative and qualitative research : an overview -- Appendix B. Examining the validity structure of qualitative research -- Appendix C. The limitations of significance testing -- Appendix E. Checklist of evaluation questions.
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General Circulation Books General Circulation Books H62 .P97 2008 (Browse shelf) Available BKO
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"This edition was written in collaboration with Randall R. Bruce"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Background for evaluating research reports -- Evaluating titles -- Evaluating abstracts -- Evaluating introductions and literature reviews -- A closer look at evaluating literature reviews -- Evaluating samples when researchers generalize -- Evaluating samples when researchers do not generalize -- Evaluating instrumentation -- Evaluating experimental procedures -- Evaluating analysis and results sections : quantitative research -- Evaluating analysis and results sections : qualitative research -- Evaluating discussion sections -- Putting it all together -- Appendix A. Quantitative and qualitative research : an overview -- Appendix B. Examining the validity structure of qualitative research -- Appendix C. The limitations of significance testing -- Appendix E. Checklist of evaluation questions.

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