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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... truth . But in the interpretive / constructivist and emancipatory paradigms , multiple viewpoints are sought , with special efforts made to represent the views of the oppressed . The ontologi- cal assumption is not that there is one ...
... truth and transparent theories of language ? What is the violence of clarity , its non- innocence ? ( p . 4 ) She contends that writing that the reader is able to understand is accomplished at the cost of filtering the information to ...
... one's overarching view of the world , including one's philosophical assumptions about the nature and truth of knowledge . APPENDIX Writing the Research Proposal Getting the Research Idea Many Data Analysis , Interpretation , Reporting 369.
Contents
An Introduction to Research | 1 |
Literature Review and Research Problems | 33 |
Experimental and QuasiExperimental Research | 59 |
Copyright | |
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