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Published
Sage Publications, January 2018
ISBN
9781506386768
Format
Softcover, 304 pages
Dimensions
25.4cm × 17.7cm

Research Design Qualitative Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches 5th International Student Edition 5th edition

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This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design. For all three approaches, John W. Creswell and new co-author J. David Creswell include a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions, key elements of the research process, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use of theory in research applications, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry.

New to this Edition:

Updated discussion on designing a proposal for a research project and on the steps in designing a research study

Additional content on epistemological and ontological positioning in relation to the research question and chosen methodology and method

Additional updates on the transformative worldview

Expanded coverage on specific approaches such as case studies, participatory action research, and visual methods

Additional information about qualitative and quantitative data analysis, social media, online qualitative methods, and mentoring and reflexivity in qualitative methods

Incorporation of action research and program evaluation in mixed methods and coverage of the latest advances in the mixed methods field

Additional information about causality and its relationship to statistics in quantitative methods

Incorporation of writing discussion sections into each of the three methodologies

An invaluable guide for students and researchers across the social and behavioural sciences.

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