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008			091115s1997 njua b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780132414074
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082	0	0	_a001.4 _2 20
100	1		_aLeedy, Paul D. _95013
245	1	0	_aPractical research : _b planning and design / _c Paul D. Leedy.
250			_a6th ed. / _b with contributions by Timothy J. Newby and Peggy A. Ertmer.
260			_aUpper Saddle River, N.J. : _b Merrill, _c c1997.
300			_axvi, 304 p. : _b ill. (some col.), col. maps ; _c 28 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPart i: the fundamentals -- chapter 1. What is research? -- chapter 2. Tools of research -- part ii: focusing your research efforts -- chapter3. The problem: the heart of the research process -- chapter 4. Review of the related literature -- chapter 5. Planning your research project -- chapter 6. Writing the research proposal -- part iii: qualitative research methodologies -- chapter 7. Qualitative research -- chapter 8. Historical research -- part iv: quantitative research methodologies -- chapter 9. Descriptive research -- chapter 10. Experimental and ex post facto designs -- chapter 11. Strategies for analyzing quantitative data -- part v: preparing the research report -- chapter 12. Technical details: style, format, and organization of the research report
520			_aWritten in uncommonly engaging and elegant prose, this text is a "do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself” manual designed to help research students in any discipline understand the fundamental structure of quality research and the methodical process that leads to genuinely significant results. It guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions based on a solid theoretical framework and sound pedagogy. Suited for the core text in any introductory research course or even for self-instruction, this text will show students two things: 1) that quality research demands planning and design; and, 2) how their own research projects can be executed effectively and professionally.
650		0	_aResearch _x Methodology. _95014
650		0	_aScientific Research _95946
650		0	_aResearch Design _917655
650		0	_aHistorical Research _917656
700	1		_aNewby, Timothy J. _95015
700	1		_aErtmer, Peggy A. _95016
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