qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches Creswell, John W. creator text Los Angeles SAGE Publications c2014 4th ed., international student edition. monographic xxix, 273 pages : Illustrations ; Analytic contents of research techniques -- Part I. Preliminary considerations. The selection of a research approach ; Review of the literature ; The use of theory ; Writing strategies and ethical considerations -- Part II. Designing research. The introduction ; The purpose statement ; Research questions and hypotheses ; Quantitative methods ; Qualitative methods ; Mixed methods procedures -- Glossary. Previous edition: 2008. Includes index. Social sciences – research - methodology Research methods H 62 CRE 9781452274614 9781452274607