Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches - Brossura

Creswell, John W.

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ISBN 10: 1452226091 ISBN 13: 9781452226095

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 2013

Riassunto

The eagerly anticipated Fourth Edition of the title that pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design is here! For all three approaches, Creswell includes a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use of theory in research approaches, and refl ections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry. He also presents the key elements of the research process, giving specifi c attention to each approach. The Fourth Edition includes extensively revised mixed methods coverage, increased coverage of ethical issues in research, and an expanded emphasis on worldview perspectives.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John W. Creswell is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He teaches courses on mixed methods research, qualitative inquiry, and general research design. In these three areas, he has authored numerous scholarly journal articles, book chapters and books. He is currently working on his 22^nd book (including new editions), and his books are translated into many languages around the world. At Nebraska he founded the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research and has held the Clifton Endowed Chair. He also co-founded the SAGE journal, the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, and has been a popular speaker on mixed methods and qualitative research in the US and abroad. As an applied research methodologist, he served as an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and as a consultant for the VA health services research unit in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a methodologist, he helped to design the methods for a number of successful NIH and NSF projects. He has been a Senior Fulbright Specialist scholar to both South Africa (2008) and Thailand (2012) lecturing on qualitative and mixed methods approaches to research. Recently, he served as a co-leader of a national working group developing best practices for mixed methods research at the National Institutes of Health in the US. Visit him at his Web site: johnwcreswell.com.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1452226091
• ISBN 13: 9781452226095
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 273
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile