Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Theses and Dissertations - Softcover

Thomas, R. Murray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761939326 ISBN 13: 9780761939320

Publisher: Corwin, 2003

Synopsis

`Aimed at empowering students with the information necessary to choose the best approach to fit their needs, the text outlines numerous research options from varying viewpoints, and highlights the procedures involved with putting each method into practice′ -

Qualitative Research Journal

`This book offers a broad spectrum of research methodologies within one text that is easy to understand. R Murray Thomas examines educational research as a series of simple and complex questions. This integrated presentation of research methodologies makes this a unique text′ - Roxana Della Vecchia, Assistant Dean, College of Education, Towson University

Traditionally, graduate students have written theses and dissertations that take either qualitative or quantitative approach. But in the current environment, many students are opting for a mixed-methods approach that combines some quantitative methods with qualitative methods. This is a growing trend, yet no book exists that applies mixed methods to writing the dissertation or theses. This book aims to fill that gap.

About this title

About the Author

 R. Murray Thomas (Ph.D., Stanford University) is an emeritus professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where for three decades he taught educational psychology and directed the program in international education. He began his 50-year career in education as a high school teacher at Kamehameha Schools and Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, then continued at the college level at San Francisco State University, the State University of New York (Brockport), and Pajajaran University in Indonesia before moving to Santa Barbara. His professional publications exceed 340, including 46 books for which he served as author, coauthor, or editor.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761939326
• ISBN 13: 9780761939320
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256