Research Methods in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative and Qualitative ApproachesDonna M Mertens not only covers two standard paradigms (postpositivist and interpretive/constructivist) but also explores the new emancipatory paradigm that is inclusive of the perspectives of feminists, ethnic/racial minorities and persons with disabilities. In each chapter, Donna M Mertens carefully explains a step of the research process through the literature review, research method and analysis to reporting the research. Each chapter opens with examples and lists of topics to consider; contains sample studies to illustrate key ideas; has sequence steps to guide one through the research process; and has a question and answer section to elicit further reflection on the material covered. |
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... ( nature of reality ) One reality ; knowable within probability Multiple , socially constructed realities Emancipatory Multiple realities shaped by social , political , cultural , economic , ethnic , gender , and disability values ...
... nature of the problem selected for study . . . the choice of paradigm for carrying out the inquiry , . . . the choice of instruments and analysis modes , the choice of inter- pretations to be made and conclusions to be drawn , and the ...
... Nature of the Research Question The nature of the research question itself can lead a researcher to choose qualitative methods . Patton ( 1990 ) identifies the following types of research questions for which qualitative methods would be ...
Contents
An Introduction to Research | 1 |
Literature Review and Research Problems | 33 |
Experimental and QuasiExperimental Research | 59 |
Copyright | |
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