Understanding research methods

"Understanding research methods" Table Of Contents:

• 1- Introduction to the seventh edition
• 2- Part A: Introduction to research methods
• 3- 1. Introduction to empirical research
• 4- 2. Experimental versus nonexperimental studies
• 5- 3. Experimental versus causal-comparative studies
• 6- 4. Types of nonexperimental research
• 7- 5. Variables in nonexperimental studies
• 8- 6. Variables in experimental studies
• 9- 7. Research hypotheses, purposes, and questions
• 10- 8. Operational definitions of variables
• 11- 9. Quantative versus qualitative reseach: I
• 12- 10. Quantative versus qualitative research: II
• 13- 11. Program evaluation
• 14- 12. Ethical considerations in research
• 15- 13. The role of theory in research
• 16- Part B: Reviewing Literature
• 17- 14. Reasons for reviewing literature
• 18- 15. Locating literature electronically
• 19- 16. Organizing a literature review
• 20- 17. Preparing to write a critical review
• 21- 18. Creating a synthesis
• 22- 19. Citing references
• 23- Part C: Sampling
• 24- 20. Biased and unbiased sampling
• 25- 21. Simple random and systemic sampling
• 26- 22. Stratified random sampling
• 27- 23. Other methods of sampling
• 28- 24. Sampling and demographics
• 29- 25. Introduction to sample size
• 30- 26. A closer look at sample size
• 31- Part D: Instrumentation
• 32- 27. Introduction to validity
• 33- 28. Judgmental validity
• 34- 29. Empirical validity
• 35- 30. Judgmental-empirical validity
• 36- 31. Reliability and its relationship to validity
• 37- 32. Measures of reliability
• 38- 33. Internal consistency and reliability
• 39- 34. Norm- and criterion-referenced tests
• 40- 35. Measures of optimum performance
• 41- 36. Measures of typical performance
• 42- Part E: Experimental design
• 43- 37. True experimental designs
• 44- 38. Threats to internal validity
• 45- 39. Threats to external validity
• 46- 40. Preexperimental designs
• 47- 41. Quasi-experimental designs
• 48- 42. Confounding in experiments
• 49- F. Understanding statistics
• 50- 43. Descriptive and inferential statistics
• 51- 44. Introduction to the null hypothesis
• 52- 45. Scales of measurement
• 53- 46. Descriptions of nominal data
• 54- 47. Introduction to the chi-square test
• 55- 48. A closer look at the chi-square test
• 56- 49. Shapes of distributions
• 57- 50. The mean, median, mode
• 58- 51. The mean and the standard deviation
• 59- 52. The median and interquartile range
• 60- 53. The pearson correlation coefficient
• 61- 54. The t test
• 62- 55. One-way analysis of variance
• 63- 56. Two-way analysis of variance
• 64- 57. Practical significance of results
• 65- Part G: Effect size and meta-analysis
• 66- 58. Introduction to effect size (d)
• 67- 59. Interpretation of effect size (d)
• 68- 60. Effect size and correlation (r)
• 69- 61. Introduction to meta-analysis
• 70- 62. Meta-analysis and effect size
• 71- 63. Meta-analysis: strengths and weaknesses
• 72- Part H: Qualitative research
• 73- 64. Sampling in qualitative research: I
• 74- 65. Sampling in qualitative research: II
• 75- 66. Measurement in qualitative research: I
• 76- 67. Measurement in qualitative research: II
• 77- 68. Quality control in qualitative research
• 78- 69. Grounded theory for data analysis
• 79- 70. Consensual qualitative research: analysis
• 80- Part I: Preparing research reports
• 81- 71: The structure of a research report
• 82- 72. Introduction and literature review
• 83- 73. Describing participants
• 84- 74. Describing instrumentation
• 85- 75. Reporting research results
• 86- 76. Writing the discussion
• 87- 77. Preparing theses and dissertations
• 88- Appendices
• 89- A. Electronic databases for locating literature
• 90- B. Electronic sources of statistical information
• 91- C. Excerpts from literature reviews
• 92- D.A closer look at the standard devaition
• 93- E.A closer look at effect size
• 94- F. Outline of question route for a focus group study
• 95- G. Sample abstracts of research reports
• 96- H. Sample description of qualitative data analysis
• 97- Tables
• 98- 1. Table of random numbers
• 99- 2. Table of recommended sample sizes
• 100- Index.

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