000			01395cam a2200229 i 4500
020			_a9781483317274
082	0	0	_a001.42 _bEDM/A
100	1		_aEdmonds, W. Alex,
100	1		_aKennedy, Thomas D.
240	1	0	_aApplied reference guide to research designs
245	1	3	_aAn applied guide to research designs : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods
250			_a2
260			_aLondon _bSage _c2017
300			_axxvii, 364p. _billustrations ;
500			_aEarlier edition published in 2013 as: An applied reference guide to research designs : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.
520			_aThis reference book visually presents, with consistent terminology, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research designs in education and the social and behavioural sciences in a way that students and researchers can readily understand and accurately apply in their own investigations. The book improves one′s 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. It covers the most practical and common research designs currently used in educational and the social and behavioural sciences.
650		0	_aSocial sciences
650		0	_aEducation
650		0	_aResearch
700	1		_aKennedy, Thomas D.,
942			_cBK
999			_c59091 _d59091