Methods of Educational and Social Science Research: An Integrated Approach 论文

详细信息

发表期刊/会议

Medical Entomology and Zoology

发表日期

1992-08-01

发表年份

1992

摘要

I. THE NATURE OF RESEARCH. 1. An Introduction to Two Contrasting Research Styles. 2. The Variety of Research Methods. 3. From Findings into Knowledge. 4. The Research Chain of Reasoning. II. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH SKILLS. 5. Problem Finding. 6. Linking to Past Research: The Literature. III. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH CONCEPTS. 7. Casual Inference and Internal Validity. 8. Sampling, Representation and External Validity. 9. Other Criteria of Research to be Satisfied. 10. Ethics and Legal Constraints IV. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END. 11. Overview of Qualitative Research Methods. 12. Fieldwork and Observation. 13. Interviewing. 14. Data Analysis. 15. Drawing Conclusions and Reporting. V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE/QUANTITATIVE MIDDLE. 16. Survey Research: Questionnaires. V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END. 17. Descriptive Statistics. 18. Measurement, Testing, and Observation. 19. The Nature and Logic of Inferential Statistics. 20. Experimental Methods and Experimental Design. 21. Meta-analysis Section Seven: Other Research Fields Using Qualitative and/or Quantitative. 22. Historical Research. 23. Evaluation and Action Research Section Eight: The Larger Context of Research. 24. Optimizing Research Effectiveness Through Multiple Methods. 25. The Macrosystem of Educational and Social Science Research. Appendix: Writing a Research Proposal. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.