TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leedy,Paul D.
AU  - Ormrod,Jeanne Ellis
TI  - Practical research: planning and design 
T2  - Always Learning
SN  - 9781292095875
AV  - Q180.55.M4 L43 2015
U1  - 001.42 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Harlow
PB  - Pearson Education
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-395) and index; Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I. The fundamentals -- 1. The nature and tools of research -- Part II. Focusing your research efforts -- 2. The problem: the heart of the research process -- 3. Review of the related literature -- 4. Planning your research project -- 5. Writing the research proposal -- Part III. Quantitative research -- 6. Descriptive research -- 7. Experimental, quasi-experimental, and ex post facto designs -- 8. Analyzing quantitative data -- Part IV. Qualitative research -- 9. Qualitative research methods -- 10. Historical research -- 11. Analyzing qualitative data -- Part V. Mixed-methods research -- 12. Mixed-methods designs -- Part VI. Research reports -- 13. Planning and preparing a final research report -- Appendix A. Using a spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel -- Appendix B. Using SPSS -- Glossary -- References -- Index; Originally published; By Paul D. Leedy; New York : Macmillan, 1974
N2  - "Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the text guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions throughout. The authors emphasize the idea that quality research demands planning and design, and they provide what is needed for readers to be able to execute their own research projects effectively and professionally." --
ER  -