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Reading and understanding research / Lawrence F. Locke, Stephen J. Siverman and Waneen Wyrick Spirduso

By: Locke, Lawrence F | Silverman, Stephen J | Spirduso, Waneen WyrickPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2010. Edition: 3rd edDescription: xx, 291 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9781412975742Subject(s): Research | Research--Methodology | ReadingDDC classification: 001.42 LOC
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Contents:
Pt. I. The Nature and Uses of Research Reports
1. The Research Report
2. When to Believe What You Read: The Sources of Credibility
3. How to Select and Read Research Reports
4. The Use, Misuse, and Misunderstanding of Research
5. Types of Research: An Overview of Variety
Pt. II. Quantitative Research
6. Quantitative Research Designs
7. Staying Organized When Reading a Quantitative Report
8. Explaining as a Tool for Learning to Read Reports
9. Reading Reports of Quantitative Research-Critically: Things to Notice and Questions to Ask
Pt. III. Qualitative Research
10. The Paradigms for Qualitative Research
11. Staying Organized When Reading a Qualitative Report
12. Reading Reports of Qualitative Research-Critically: Things the Reader Should Expect
Pt. IV. Reading Research Reviews
13. Staying Organized When Reading Research Reviews
Appendix A. Annotated Bibliography of Supplementary References.
Appendix B. Statistics: A Beginner's Guide.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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