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Practical Research: Planning and Design, 7/E
Paul D. LeedyLate of The American University
Jeanne Ellis OrmrodProfessor Emerita, University of Northern Colorado; University of New Hampshire

ISBN-10: 0139603603
ISBN-13:  9780139603600

Publisher:  Allyn & Bacon
Copyright:  2001
Format:  Paper; 318 pp
Published:  06/13/2000
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For graduate or advanced undergraduate research courses.

This easy-to-read manual is for the beginning researcher in any discipline. Practical Research guides the student, step by step, through the research process, from problem selection through writing up results. Ideally suited for self-instruction, the text provides all of the basics necessary to complete an undergraduate or graduate research project in any discipline. It is appropriate as either a primary or supplementary textbook in graduate or advanced undergraduate research courses.

  • NEW - Coverage of the use of the computer as a research tool—Significantlly expanded to include, among other topics, detailed and practical discussions of doing research on-line. Many relevant websites are included.
  • NEW - Coverage of qualitative research expanded and rewritten—Specific areas that have been extended include considerations in choosing a qualitative approach, methods for conducting qualitative observations and interviews, content analysis, ways to organize and analyze qualitative data, and criteria for evaluating qualitative research.
  • NEW - New or expanded coverage—Of evaluating, organizing, and synthesizing literature; identifying appropriate measurement instruments; cross-sectional studies; internal and external validity; internal review boards; within-subject and factorial designs.
    • Fills in the gaps in coverage in previous editions and so makes the book a truly “stand-alone” guide for students. Ex.___

  • NEW - Companion Website, www.prenhall.com/leedy, extends the chapter content through online Research Projects —Offer a series of hands-on tutorials that walk users through how to do research on the web. A list of these web-based projects is printed inside the front cover of the text. This site is passcode protected and a passcode comes automatically with every new copy of the text.
  • Wealth of practical and concrete examples across a wide variety of disciplines.
    • Makes the text useful to every research student, regardless of their academic discipline. Ex.___

  • Written in uncommonly engaging, lucid, and elegant poise—A hallmark of the text.
    • Enables the reader to explore basic concepts and methods of research in a down-to-earth, low-anxiety context. Ex.___

  • Truly a how-to book—Includes Guidelines, Checklists, Computer Prompts, and excerpts from actual research proposals and reports.
    • Guides the reader through all phases of the research process. Ex.___

  • Coverage of the use of the computer as a research tool—Significantlly expanded to include, among other topics, detailed and practical discussions of doing research on-line. Many relevant websites are included.
  • Coverage of qualitative research expanded and rewritten—Specific areas that have been extended include considerations in choosing a qualitative approach, methods for conducting qualitative observations and interviews, content analysis, ways to organize and analyze qualitative data, and criteria for evaluating qualitative research.
  • New or expanded coverage—Of evaluating, organizing, and synthesizing literature; identifying appropriate measurement instruments; cross-sectional studies; internal and external validity; internal review boards; within-subject and factorial designs.
    • Fills in the gaps in coverage in previous editions and so makes the book a truly “stand-alone” guide for students. Ex.___

  • Companion Website, www.prenhall.com/leedy, extends the chapter content through online Research Projects —Offer a series of hands-on tutorials that walk users through how to do research on the web. A list of these web-based projects is printed inside the front cover of the text. This site is passcode protected and a passcode comes automatically with every new copy of the text.

I. THE FUNDAMENTALS.

 1. What Is Research?

 2. Tools of Research.

II. FOCUSING YOUR RESEARCH EFFORTS.

 3. The Problem: The Heart of the Research Process.

 4. Review of the Related Literature.

 5. Planning Your Research Design.

 6. Writing the Research Proposal.

III. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES.

 7. Qualitative Research.

 8. Historical Research.

IV. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES.

 9. Descriptive Research.

10. Experimental and Causal—Comparative Designs.

11. Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Quantitative Data.

V. PREPARING THE RESEARCH REPORT.

12. Technical Details: Style, Format, and Organization of the Research Report.

References.

Index.

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  • Guidelines, Checklists, Computer Prompts, and excerpts from actual research projects guide the reader through all phases of the research process.
  • Many new topics have been added, including: On-line research, evaluating literature, identifying appropriate measurement instruments, criteria for evaluating qualitative research, cross-sectional studies, and observation studies.

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