Proposing Empirical Research - A Guide to the Fundamentals

Zusammenfassung ? Provides step-by-step instructions for students who will be writing their first research proposal in the social and behavioral sciences.? Each major section is divided into short topics. For each topic! students complete an exercise that leads them toward the goal of preparing a proposal. ? Numerous examples throughout the book make the recommendations for proposal writing come alive.? The model proposals at the end of the book illustrate proposal writing and provide material for classroom discussions.? Provides concrete guidance for students who will be writing proposals for both quantitative and qualitative research.? The structure of this book enables students to work independently with confidence while writing the first drafts of their proposals. ? All steps in proposal writing are clearly described and illustrated.? Ideal for use in:· research methods classes where students write a proposal as a term project!· thesis/dissertation preparation classes! · senior research seminars where proposing and conducting research is a culminating undergraduate activity! and· any graduate-level seminar in which the instructor wants to incorporate a project that will engage students in critical thinking about the content area. ? Written by our best-selling author! Mildred L. Patten. Your students will appreciate her clear and informative style. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part A: Getting Started 1. What Is Empirical Research? 2. Identifying Broad Problem Areas3. Evaluating Broad Problem Areas4. Identifying and Combining Variables5. Identifying Treatment Variables6. Considering Demographic Variables 7. Writing Purposes and HypothesesPart B: A Closer Look at Problem Selection8. Finding Ideas in the Literature9. Considering a Body of Literature10. Considering Theories11. Determining FeasibilityPart C: Selecting a Research Approach12. Qualitative Research13. Survey Research14. Correlational Research15. Test Development Research16. Experimental Research17. Causal-Comparative Research18. Program EvaluationPart D: Organizing and Evaluating Literature19. Organizing Literature by Topic20. Evaluating Research Literature21. Considering the History of a TopicPart E: Writing the Introduction and Literature Review22. A Separate Introduction23. An Integrated Introduction and Literature Review24. Writing the First Paragraph(s)25. Using a Topic Outline26. Being Selective and CriticalPart F: Proposing a Sample27. Sampling in Qualitative Research28. Random Sampling29. Other Methods of Sampling: I30. Other Methods of Sampling: II31. Sample SizePart G: Proposing Instrumentation32. Qualitative Instrumentation33. Proposing Published Instruments34. Proposing New Instruments35. Proposing to Measure Demographics36. Ethical Issues in MeasurementPart H: Proposing Procedures37. Nonexperimental Procedures38. Procedures in Experiments 39. Ethical Issues and ProceduresPart I: Proposing Methods of Analysis40. Qualitative Analysis41. Analysis of Demographics42. Relationships: Nominal 43. Relationships: Equal Interval44. Group DifferencesPart J: Concluding Tasks45. Writing a Discussion Section46. Giving the Proposal a Title47. Preparing an Abstract48. Developing a Timeline49. Preparing a Reference ListPart K: Model Research Proposals for DiscussionModel Proposal 1: A SurveyCollegiate Athletic Trainers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Disordered Eating Behaviors in AthletesModel Proposal 2: A SurveyDo Psychologists Adhere to the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Tobacco Cessation? A Survey of PractitionersModel Proposal 3: Test Development ResearchThe Americans With Disabilities Act Knowledge SurveyModel Proposal 4: Single-Subject ResearchThe Effect of a Self-Monitored Relaxation Breathing Exercise on Male Adolescent Aggressive BehaviorModel Proposal 5: Quasi-Experimental ResearchIntervening to Decrease Alcohol Abuse at University Parties: Differential Reinforceme...

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• Authors: Mildred L Patten, Mildred L. Patten
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781936523306
• ISBN: 978-1-936523-30-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Basic principles; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)