Educational research : planning, conducting and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research /
John W. Creswell.
- Fourth edition.
- xx, 650 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-638) and index.
The process of conducting research using quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Identifying a research problem -- Reviewing the literature -- Specifying a purpose and research questions or hypotheses -- Collecting quantitative data -- Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data -- Collecting qualitative data -- Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data -- Reporting and evaluating research -- Experimental designs -- Correlational designs -- Survey designs -- Grounded theory designs -- Ethnographic designs -- Narrative research designs -- Mixed methods designs -- Action research designs.