num_pages: 248
description: This book provides the basis for deciding whether to use a qualitative or quantitative approach for the design of a research study and how to write up the results of a study for a journal article or dissertation. Addressing these issues, the author offers a guide to the major design decisions, such as deciding upon a paradigm, stating the purpose of the study, identifying the research questions and hypotheses, using theory and defining and stating the significance of the study.
language: English
title: Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
titlecomplete: Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
genres: Research Methods, Reference, Textbooks, Grad School, Nonfiction, Education, Research, Academic, Psychology, School
ratings_count: 2550
publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc