Locke, Lawrence F. 1930- creator Silverman, Stephen J. Spirduso, Waneen Wyrick. text bibliography cau Los Angeles Sage Publications c2010 2010 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xx, 291 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. The only text of its kind to offer a practical 12-step process, this thoroughly-updated resource explains the basics of a research paper, how to look at the credibility of the research, how to select and read research with a critical eye, and how to understand the different types of research. PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Nature and Uses of Research ReportsChapter 1: The Research ReportChapter 2: When to Believe What You Read: The Sources of CredibilityChapter 3: How to Select and Read Research ReportsChapter 4: The Use, Misuse, and Misunderstanding of ResearchChapter 5: Types of Research: An Overview of VarietyPart II: Quantitative ResearchChapter 6: Quantitative Research DesignsChapter 7: Staying Organized When Reading a Quantitative ReportChapter 8: Explaining as a Tool for Learning to Read ReportsChapter 9: Reading Reports of Quantitative Research-Critically: Things to Notice and Questions to AskPart III: Qualitative ResearchChapter 10: The Paradigms for Qualitative ResearchChapter 11: Staying Organized When Reading a Qualitative ReportChapter 12: Reading Reports of Qualitative Research-Critically: Things the Reader Should ExpectPart IV: Reading Research ReviewsChapter 13: Staying Organized When Reading Research ReviewsAppendix A: Annotated Bibliography of Supplementary ReferencesAppendix B: Statistics: A Beginner's GuideReferencesName IndexSubject IndexAbout the Authors Lawrence F. Locke, Stephen J. Silverman, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Research Research Methodology Reading Investigación Investigación Metodología Q 180 L814r 2010 001.4/2 9781412975742 (pbk.) 1412975743 (pbk.) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1001/2009007953.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1001/2009007953.html DLC 190926 20230411090556.0 spa