TY - BOOK AU - Creswell,John W. AU - Creswell,J.David TI - Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches SN - 9781506386706 (paperback) U1 - 300.721 CRE 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Statistical methods KW - Qualitative Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-261) and indexes; pt. I PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS ch. 1 The Selection of a Research Approach The Three Approaches to Research Three Components Involved in an Approach Philosophical Worldviews The Postpositivist Worldview The Constructivist Worldview The Transformative Worldview The Pragmatic Worldview Research Designs Quantitative Designs Qualitative Designs Mixed Methods Designs Research Methods Research Approaches as Worldviews, Designs, and Methods Criteria for Selecting a Research Approach The Research Problem and Questions Personal Experiences Audience Summary Writing Exercises Additional Readings ch. 2 Review of the Literature The Research Topic The Literature Review The Use of the Literature Design Techniques Steps in Conducting a Literature Review Searching Computerized Databases A Priority for Selecting Literature Material A Literature Map of the Research Contents note continued: Abstracting Studies Example 2.1 Literature Review Abstract in a Quantitative Study Example 2.2 Literature Review Abstract in a Study Advancing a Typology Style Manuals The Definition of Terms Example 2.3 Terms Defined in an Independent Variables Section Example 2.4 Terms Defined in a Mixed Methods Dissertation A Quantitative or Mixed Methods Literature Review ch. 3 The Use of Theory Quantitative Theory Use Testing Causal Claims in Quantitative Research Variables in Quantitative Research Definition of a Theory in Quantitative Research Forms of Theories in Quantitative Research Placement of Quantitative Theories Writing a Quantitative Theoretical Perspective Example 3.1 A Quantitative Theory Section Qualitative Theory Use Variation in Theory Use in Qualitative Research Locating the Theory in Qualitative Research Contents note continued: Example 3.2 A Theory Early in a Qualitative Study Mixed Methods Theory Use Example 3.3 A Theory at the End of a Qualitative Study Social Science Theory Use Participatory-Social Justice Theory Use Box 3.1 Transformative-Emancipatory Questions for Mixed Methods Researchers Throughout the Research Process Example 3.4 Theory in a Feminist Mixed Methods Study ch. 4 Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations Writing the Proposal Arguments Presented in a Proposal Format for a Qualitative Proposal Example 4.1 A Qualitative Constructivist/​Interpretivist Format Example 4.2 A Qualitative Participatory-Social Justice Format Format for a Quantitative Proposal Example 4.3 A Quantitative Format Format for a Mixed Methods Proposal Example 4.4 A Mixed Methods Format Designing the Sections of a Proposal Writing Ideas Writing as Thinking Contents note continued: The Habit of Writing Readability of the Manuscript Example 4.5 An Illustration of the Hook-and-Eye Technique Voice, Tense, and "Fat" Ethical Issues to Anticipate Prior to Beginning the Study Beginning the Study Collecting the Data Analyzing the Data Reporting, Sharing, and Storing Data pt. II DESIGNING RESEARCH ch. 5 The Introduction The Importance of Introductions An Abstract for a Study Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Introductions A Model for an Introduction An Illustration The Research Problem Studies Addressing the Problem Deficiencies in Past Literature Example 5.1 Deficiencies in the Literature -Needed Studies Example 5.2 Deficiencies in the Literature -Few Studies Significance of a Study for Audiences Example 5.3 Significance of the Study Stated in an Introduction to a Quantitative Study Contents note continued: Writing Exercises ch. 6 The Purpose Statement Significance and Meaning of a Purpose Statement A Qualitative Purpose Statement Example 6.1 A Purpose Statement in a Qualitative Phenomenology Study Example 6.2 A Purpose Statement in a Case Study Example 6.3 A Purpose Statement in an Ethnography Example 6.4 A Purpose Statement in a Grounded Theory Study A Quantitative Purpose Statement Example 6.5 A Purpose Statement in a Published Survey Study Example 6.6 A Purpose Statement in a Dissertation Survey Study Example 6.7 A Purpose Statement in an Experimental Study A Mixed Methods Purpose Statement Example 6.8 A Convergent Mixed Methods Purpose Statement Example 6.9 An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Purpose Statement Example 6.10 An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Purpose Statement ch. 7 Research Questions and Hypotheses Contents note continued: Qualitative Research Questions Example 7.1 A Qualitative Central Question From an Ethnography Example 7.2 Qualitative Central Questions From a Case Study Quantitative Research Questions and Hypotheses Example 7.3 A Null Hypothesis Example 7.4 Directional Hypotheses Example 7.5 Nondirectional and Directional Hypotheses Example 7.6 Standard Use of Language in Hypotheses A Model for Descriptive Questions and Hypotheses Example 7.7 Descriptive and Inferential Questions Mixed Methods Research Questions and Hypotheses Example 7.8 Hypotheses and Research Questions in a Mixed Methods Study Example 7.9 A Mixed Methods Question Written Using Methods and Content Language ch. 8 Quantitative Methods Defining Surveys and Experiments Components of a Survey Study Method Plan The Survey Design The Population and Sample Instrumentation Variables in the Study Contents note continued: Data Analysis Interpreting Results and Writing a Discussion Section Example 8.1 A Survey Method Plan Components of an Experimental Study Method Plan Participants Variables Instrumentation and Materials Experimental Procedures Example 8.2 Pre-experimental Designs Example 8.3 Quasi-experimental Designs Example 8.4 True Experimental Designs Example 8.5 Single-Subject Designs Threats to Validity The Procedure Data Analysis Example 8.6 An Experimental Method Plan ch. 9 Qualitative Methods The Characteristics of Qualitative Research The Researcher's Role and Reflexivity Data Collection Procedures Data Recording Procedures Data Analysis Procedures Interpretation Validity and Reliability Writing the Qualitative Report Example 9.1 Qualitative Procedures Contents note continued: Summary ch. 10 Mixed Methods Procedures Components of Mixed Methods Procedures Describe Mixed Methods Research Types of Mixed Methods Designs Convergent Mixed Methods Design Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Design Several Complex Mixed Methods Designs A Procedure for Embedding Core Designs Into Complex Designs Factors Important in Choosing a Mixed Methods Design Examples of Mixed Methods Procedures Example 10.1 A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Design Example 10.2 An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design Example 10.3 An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Design Example 10.4 A Social Justice Design Additional Readings. N2 - "This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method 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"-- ER -