Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Research .

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 245pp. First Ed Thus; unstated. University Press Paperback. This book promises to provide the graduate student with a practical and relatively simple introduction to statistical research, both quantitative and qualitative. The author has taken his experience in conducting statistics seminars and streamlined the method, resulting in a highly applicable, relevant treatment of research methods. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are analyzed, and reasons given for their use in appropriate situations. Each chapter concludes with work sessions and problems, and the examples used throughout are tailored to the method being discussed. Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Research is an indispensable guide for graduate students. Written in non-technical language, readers are guided incrementally through the complexities of focusing a research study, and how to address the initial problems they can encounter when embarking on the research journey. Part I provides preliminary considerations about research and being a researcher. Part II describes ways of thinking about conceptualizing and framing a research study. Part III contains a comparative overview of the quantitative and qualitative research approaches, and highlights some of the research methods associated with each. Part IV assists researchers in becoming familiar with data sources for research, contents of a research proposal and a research report, and answers procedural questions that are frequently asked. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.…