Practical Research: Planning and Design - Softcover

Leedy, Paul D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0023692421 ISBN 13: 9780023692420

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1993

Synopsis

 For undergraduate or graduate courses that include planning, conducting, and evaluating research.

 

A "do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself” manual designed to help students understand the fundamental structure of research and the methodical process that leads to valid, reliable results.

 

Written in uncommonly engaging and elegant prose, this text 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. Suitable as 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.

About this title

Synopsis

This fith edition is a comprehensive, practical text on basic academic research methodology in a variety of disciplines - from education to business administration, from psychology to geography, from nursing to agriculture. It is suitable as a self-help manual for readers working with minimal guidance developing individual investigative projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0023692421
• ISBN 13: 9780023692420
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 348