Principles of Research in Behavioral Science: Third Edition
“For breadth of coverage [this] is the best book on the market … I would use this book … in our basic methods course for first year graduate students. … There is a real need for this book, because of its superior breadth of coverage, superb organization, and excellent, intelligent presentation of a wide range of research methods issues, strategies, and techniques. … I reviewed many textbooks, including best sellers in the field, and chose Whitley. …. There is a real and appropriate difference in writing style and content from an introductory level research methods textbook.” –Ira Roseman, Rutgers University, USA"The book is rare in that it targets beginning graduate students, fitting beautifully between the overly simple coverage in undergraduate texts and the combined methods-statistics graduate texts that tend to overwhelm new graduate students. ... I would definitely adopt it. ... The chapters are written clearly."Steven Prentice-Dunn, University of Alabama, USA“I have been unsuccessful in finding another text that is written at a graduate student level that I like. … I will adopt the new Whitley and Kite textbook for my graduate course. … I like the broad coverage of the topics. It not only covers what many consider the basics of research methods … but it also addresses important topics such as responsibilities of researchers and literature reviews.” –Veanne N. Anderson, Indiana State University, USA"It is very readable – it puts the methods within a context that my students can connect with; it is … broad but has a lot of depth. .... I will definitely use the new edition. ....The chapter on writing research reports is exceptional." –Debra Rickwood, University of Canberra, Australia“This text is exceptionally well written. Students at many levels of academic ability should be able to … understand the core concepts. … [Featuring] broader coverage of concepts than other texts on the market … it should be a good reference for … undergraduate senior or … graduates … preparing for a master’s thesis or research project.” –Frances M. Sessa, Pennsylvania State University – Abington, USA“[The] writing … is very clear and accessible. The level is appropriate for the intended audience of advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. …The detailed treatment of ethics is a real strength of the book.“ –Charles E. Collyer, University of Rhode Island, USA"I have been using Whitley for several years. … I’ll continue to adopt it … The authors have done an excellent job of explaining … complicated methods and procedures from journal articles, simplifying them in a manner that enables my masters’ students to understand them. … Examples are engaging. ... The chapters are structured in such a manner that enables me to include or omit what is most appropriate for my students. The material is very accessible for my master’s level students.” - Thomas Mitchell, University of Baltimore, USA