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Reading and understanding research / Lawrence F. Locke, Stephen J. Silverman, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2010.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xx, 291 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781412975742 (pbk.)
  • 1412975743 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.4/2 22
LOC classification:
  • Q 180  L814r 2010
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) Q 180 L814r 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000124182

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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

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.

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