An applied reference guide to research designs : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods /

• Main Author: Edmonds, W. Alex
• Other Authors: Kennedy, Tom D.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Sage, 2013.
• Subjects: Metodología; Investigación; Método cualitativo; Método científico; Educación; Ciencias sociales

Table of Contents:

• List of Tables, Figures, and Diagrams
• Foreword / by Paul E. Spector
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• 1. The Scientific Method and Relevant Components
• Part I. Quantitative Methods for Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research
• 2. Between-Subjects Approach
• 3. Regression-Discontinuity Approach
• 4. Within-Subjects Approach
• 5. Factorial Designs
• 6. Solomon N-Group Designs
• 7. Single-Case Approach
• Part II. Quantitative Methods for Nonexperimental Research
• 8. Ex Post Facto and Posttest-Only Designs
• 9. Observational Approach
• 10. Survey Approach
• Part III. Qualitative Methods
• 11. Grounded Theory Approach
• 12. Ethnographic Approach
• 13. Narrative Approach
• 14. Phenomenological Approach
• Part IV. Mixed Methods
• 15. Convergent-Parallel Approach
• 16. Embedded Approach
• 17. Explanatory-Sequential Approach
• 18. Exploratory-Sequential Approach
• 19. Mixed Methods, Case Studies, and Single-Case Approaches
• 20. Conclusion
• Appendix A. Less Common Designs for Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research
• Appendix B. Types of Case Study Designs
• Appendix C. Five Types of Mixed Methods Designs
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index.