Creswell, John W. <br/><br/>
Educational research :  planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research / 
John W. Creswell. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Boston :  Pearson,  c2012. 
 - xxii, 650 p. :  ill. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Part I. An introduction to educational research -- ch. 1. The process of conducting research using quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Part II. The steps in the process of research -- ch. 2. Identifying a research problem -- ch. 3. Reviewing the literature -- ch. 4. Specifying a purpose and research questions or hypotheses -- ch. 5. Collecting quantitative data -- ch. 6. Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data -- ch. 7. Collecting qualitative data -- ch. 8. Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data -- ch. 9. Reporting and evaluating research -- Part III. Research designs -- ch. 10. Experimental designs -- ch. 11. Correlational designs -- ch. 12. Survey designs -- ch. 13. Grounded theory designs -- ch. 14. Ethnographic designs -- ch. 15. Narrative research designs -- ch. 16. Mixed methods designs -- ch. 17. Action research designs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780131367395 0131367390 9780132613941 (pbk.) 0132613948 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010050958 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Research--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1028  / .C742 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.72