Research methods : a process of inquiry (with student CD-ROM) /
- 5th ed.
- Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2004.
- xxviii, 452 pages : Illustrations ;
"With student CD-ROM." Includes index.
Curiosity, Creativity, and Commitment -- Research in a Process of Inquiry -- The Starting Point: Asking Questions -- Data and the Nature of Measurement -- Statistical Analysis of Data -- Field Research: Naturalistic and Case-Study Research -- Correlation and Differential Methods of Research -- Hypothesis Testing, Validity, and Threats to Validity -- Controls to Reduce Threads to Validity -- Control of Variance through Experimental Design: Single-Variable, Independent-Groups Designs -- Control of Variance through Experimental Design: Correlated-Groups and Single-Subject Designs -- Control of Variance through Experimental Design: Factoral Designs -- A Second Look at Field Research: Field Experiment, Program evaluation, and Survey Research -- Final Preparations before Data Collection -- Research Methodology: An Evolving Discipline.