Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches » (3rd Edition)

John W. Creswell is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  He is affiliated with a graduate program in educational psychology that specializes in quantitative and qualitative methods in education.  In this program, he specializes in qualitative and quantitative research designs and methods, multimethod research, and faculty and academic leadership issues in colleges and universities.

Comparing three different approaches to inquiries in the human and social sciences, Cresswell (U. of Nebraska at Lincoln) looks at the knowledge claims for the approaches and explains the processes of research design and writing. Written to aid students and scholars in preparing proposals for journals or dissertations, the text takes readers through the steps of the process of research, addressing the different approaches of the three methods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Comparing three different approaches to inquiries in the human and social sciences, Cresswell (U. of Nebraska at Lincoln) looks at the knowledge claims for the approaches and explains the processes of research design and writing. Written to aid students and scholars in preparing proposals for journals or dissertations, the text takes readers through the steps of the process of research, addressing the different approaches of the three methods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Pt. I Preliminary Considerations 1

1 The Selection of a Research Design 3

2 Review of the Literature 23

3 The Use of Theory 49

4 Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations 73

Pt. II Designing Research 95

5 The Introduction 97

6 The Purpose Statement 111

7 Research Questions and Hypotheses 129

8 Quantitative Methods 145

9 Qualitative Procedures 173

10 Mixed Methods Procedures 203

Glossary 227

References 237

Author Index 247

Subject Index 251