An Applied Reference Guide to Research Designs; Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

by W. Alex Edmonds

• ISBN13: 9781452205090
• ISBN10: 1452205094
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-17
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Summary

The objective of this reference book is to visually present, with consistent terminology, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research designs in education and the social and behavioral sciences in a way that students and researchers can readily understand and accurately apply in their own investigations. This book is designed to improve oneàs ability to conceptualize, construct, test, problem solve and acquire knowledge, all of which are characteristics of scientific inquiry and the creative process required when conducting research. This book is meant to cover the most practical and common research designs currently used in educational and the social and behavioral sciences.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Diagrams	p. xii
Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xviii
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
About the Authors	p. xxiv
The Scientific Method and Relevant Components	p. 1
Validity and Research Designs	p. 3
Internal Validity	p. 4
External Validity	p. 4
Construct Validity	p. 6
Statistical Conclusion Validity	p. 6
Design Logic	p. 9
Control	p. 10
Design Notations	p. 11
Assignment Techniques	p. 12
Comparison and Control Groups	p. 14
Sampling Strategies	p. 15
Probability Sampling Techniques	p. 16
Nonprobability Sampling Techniques	p. 16
Quantitative Methods For Experimental And Quasi-Experimental Research	p. 19
Between-Subjects Approach	p. 24
Pretest and Posttest Designs	p. 24
k-Factor Designs	p. 25
Posttest Designs	p. 32
Regression-Discontinuity Approach	p. 39
Within-Subjects Approach	p. 44
Repeated-Measures Approach	p. 45
Factorial Designs	p. 58
Solomon N-Group Design	p. 74
Single-Case Approach	p. 83
Quantitative Methods For Nonexperimental Research	p. 95
Ex Post Facto and Posttest-Only Designs	p. 98
Observational Approach	p. 102
Explanatory Design	p. 103
Predictive Design	p. 103
Survey Approach	p. 107
Cross-Sectional Design	p. 108
Longitudinal Design	p. 108
Qualitative Methods	p. 111
Grounded Theory Approach115
Systematic Design	p. 116
Emerging Design	p. 116
Constructivist Design	p. 116
When to Use Grounded Theory	p. 116
Ethnographic Approach	p. 122
Realist Design	p. 122
Critical Design	p. 123
Case Study Design	p. 123
When to Use Ethnography	p. 124
Narrative Approach	p. 129
Descriptive Design	p. 130
Explanatory Design	p. 130
Critical Design	p. 130
When to Use Narrative Inquiry	p. 131
PhenomenologicalApproach	p. 136
Existential Design	p. 136
Transcendental Design	p. 137
Hermeneutic Design	p. 137
Case Study Design	p. 137
When to Use Phenomenology	p. 138
Mixed Methods	p. 145
Convergent-Parallel Approach	p. 149
Parallel-Databases Design	p. 150
Data-Transformation Design	p. 150
Data-Validauon Design	p. 150
Multilevel Design	p. 150
Embedded Approach	p. 157
Embedded-Experiment Design	p. 158
Embedded-Correlational Design	p. 158
Embedded Case Study Design	p. 158
Explanatory-Sequential Approach	p. 163
Follow-Up Explanations Design	p. 164
Participant-Selection Design	p. 164
Exploratory-Sequential Approach	p. 167
Instrument-Development Design	p. 168
Theory-Development Design	p. 168
Treatment-Development Design	p. 168
Mixed Methods, Case Studies, and Single-Case Approaches	p. 173
Mixed-Method A-B-A Designs	p. 174
Conclusion	p. 177
Research Questions	p. 177
Evaluation Approaches	p. 178
Philosophical Tenets	p. 179
Data Analytics	p. 180
Final Remarks	p. 180
Less Common Designs for Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research	p. 182
Types of Case Study Designs	p. 188
Five Types of Mixed Methods Designs	p. 190
References	p. 191
Author Index	p. 202
Subject Index	p. 206
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