Open AccessBook
Practical Research: Planning and Design
TLDR
This paper presents a meta-analysis of the literature on comparative qualitative and quantitative approaches to quantitative qualitative research and concludes with a call for further research into these techniques.Abstract:
Brief Contents PART I THE FUNDAMENTALS Chapter 1 THE NATURE AND TOOLS OF RESEARCH PART II FOCUSING YOUR RESEARCH EFFORTS Chapter 2 THE PROBLEM: THE HEART OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS Chapter 3 REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE Chapter 4 PLANNING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT Chapter 5 WRITING THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL PART III QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH Chapter 6 DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH Chapter 7 EXPERIMENTAL, QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL, AND EX POST FACTO DESIGNS Chapter 8 ANALYZING QUANTITATIVE DATA PART IV QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Chapter 9 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Chapter 10 HISTORICAL RESEARCH Chapter 11 ANALYZING QUALITATIVE DATA PART V MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH Chapter 12 MIXED-METHODS DESIGNS PART VI RESEARCH REPORTS Chapter 13 PLANNING AND PREPARING A FINAL RESEARCH REPORT APPENDICES Appendix A USING A SPREADSHEET: MICROSOFT EXCEL Appendix B USING SPSSread more
Citations
More filters
Book
Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive review of the literature on content analysis in the field of qualitative research, focusing on the role of focus groups and focus groups in the research process.
Journal ArticleDOI
A nation at risk: the imperative for educational reform
TL;DR: Because of the extraordinary clarity and importance of the Commission's Report, the editors of the Communica t ions decided to reprint the Report's main section in its entirety and present it to you here.
Journal ArticleDOI
A systems approach to conduct an effective literature review in support of information systems research
Yair Levy,Timothy J. Ellis +1 more
TL;DR: This paper provides the rationale for developing a solid literature review including detailed instructions on how to conduct each stage of the process proposed and provides arguments for the value of an effective literature review to IS research.
Journal ArticleDOI
Synthesizing information systems knowledge: A typology of literature reviews
TL;DR: A typology of review types is developed and descriptive insight into the most common reviews found in top IS journals is provided to encourage researchers who start a review to use the typology to position their contribution.