University Press of America
Pages: 246
Trim: 7 x 10⅛
978-0-7618-5361-9 • Paperback • September 2010 • $51.99 • (£40.00)
George R. Taylor is chairperson and professor of special education at Coppin State University. Dr. Taylor has made significant contributions to the field through publications in the areas of research and social science.
Part 1 List of Figures
Part 2 List of Tables
Part 3 Preface
Part 4 Acknowledgements
Part 5 Part I The Research Process
Part 6 Part II Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
Part 7 Part III Differences Between Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Part 8 Appendices
Part 9 Glossary
Part 10 Bibliography
Part 11 About the Editor
Part 12 About the Contributors
The book is a practical resource for education and social science researchers who can be tentative about how to begin their research projects and find the detailed research books overwhelming, initially. Central to the book is a process, to guide beginner researchers in conceptualizing and framing a research project. The process, information, examples, and exercises were field tested with over 100 doctoral students in dissertation proposal development courses. The contents have proven successful in meeting beginners' initial needs.
— Cynthia L. Jackson, Ph.D, dean of education, University of Virgin Islands
Written in non-technical language, readers are guided incrementally through the complexities of focusing a research study, and how to address the initial problems they can encounter when embarking on the research journey. Part I provides preliminary considerations about research and being a researcher. Part II describes ways of thinking about conceptualizing and framing a research study. Part III contains a comparative overview of the quantitative and qualitative research approaches, and highlights some of the research methods associated with each. Part IV assists researchers in becoming familiar with data sources for research, contents of a research proposal and a research report, and answers procedural questions that are frequently asked.
— Theresa L. Harris, Ph.D., Coppin State University
George P. Taylor's Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Research can be a good first step for beginning history graduate students.
— A Journal of Methods
George P. Taylor's Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Research can be a good first step for beginning history graduate students.
— A Journal of Methods