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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... paradigm . Many different labels have been used for the interpretive / constructivist paradigm , which can be seen from the sample list in Table 1.1 . Tesch ( 1990 ) identifies 26 different types of qualitative research ( the method ...
... Paradigm The interpretive / constructivist paradigm has been criticized not only by positivists and postpositivists but also by another group of researchers who represent a third paradigm of research : the emancipatory paradigm . This ...
... paradigm struggle in defining approaches to research . A paradigm is a worldview that includes certain philosophical assumptions about the nature of knowledge ( i.e. , epistemology ) . The dominant orientation in educational research ...
Contents
An Introduction to Research | 1 |
Literature Review and Research Problems | 33 |
Experimental and QuasiExperimental Research | 59 |
Copyright | |
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