Research design and methods : an applied guide for the scholar-practitioner

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Foreword - Michael Quinn Patton Preface - Gary J. Burkholder, Linda M. Crawford, Kimberley A. Cox, and John H. Hitchcock Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors Part I: Foundations in Research Design Chapter 1: Introduction to Research - Gary J. Burkholder Chapter 2: Philosophical Foundations and the Role of Theory in Research - Gary J. Burkholder and Patricia M. Burbank Chapter 3: Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks in Research - Linda M. Crawford Part II: Research Design and Analysis Chapter 4: Quantitative Research Designs - Kimberley A. Cox Chapter 5: Quantitative Analysis - Justus J. Randolph Chapter 6: Qualitative Research Designs - Linda M. Crawford Chapter 7: Qualitative Analysis - Paul Mihas Chapter 8: Mixed Methods Designs and Approaches - Bonnie K. Nastasi Chapter 9: Mixed Methods Analysis - Sarah E. P. Munce and Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie Part III: Data Collection Chapter 10: Interviewing Essentials for New Researchers - Linda M. Crawford and Laura Knight Lynn Chapter 11: Survey Research - Kimberley A. Cox Part IV: Research Quality and Ethics Chapter 12: Quality Considerations - Molly S. Stewart and John H. Hitchcock Chapter 13: Ethical Considerations - Kimberley A. Cox Part V: Selected Research Designs and Approaches Chapter 14: Phenomenology - Paula Dawidowicz Chapter 15: Grounded Theory - Annie Pezalla Chapter 16: Case Study Research - Kurt Schoch Chapter 17: Program Evaluation - Louis Milanesi Chapter 18: Action Research - Craig A. Mertler Part VI: Writing and Disseminating Research Chapter 19: Critiquing and Synthesizing the Literature - Annie Pezalla Chapter 20: Writing the Research Proposal - Linda M. Crawford, Gary J. Burkholder, and Kimberley A. Cox Chapter 21: Disseminating Research: Cultivating a Healthy Dissemination Attitude Among New Scholars - John H. Hitchcock Index