Exploring research - Salkind, Neil J. (Boston, Massachusetts : Pearson Education, 2012)
1. The role and importance of research -- 2. The research process:coming to terms -- 3. Selecting a problem and reviewing the research -- 4. The importance of practicing ethics in research -- 5. Sampling and generalizability -- 6. Measurement, reliability, and validity -- 7. Methods of measuring behavior -- 8. Data collection and descriptive statistics -- 9. Introducing inferential statistics -- 10. Nonexperimental research:descriptive and correlational methods -- 11. Nonexperimental research:qualitative methods -- 12. Pre- and true experimental research methods -- 13. Quasi-experimental research:a close cousin to experimental research -- 14. Writing a research proposal -- 15. Writing a research manuscript
Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-389) and index
Keywords: Education -- Research -- Methodology; Psychology -- Research -- Methodology