Applied Research Design: A Practical Guide (Applied Social Research Methods) - Hardcover

Hedrick, Terry E.; Bickman, Leonard; Rog, Debra J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803932332 ISBN 13: 9780803932333

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1993

Synopsis

To help researchers and students make the transition from the classroom and laboratory to research in the `real world', the authors reveal the pitfalls and suggest strategies to overcome problems in the design and planning of applied research. With a focus on how to refine research questions as real world events force deviations from the original research plan, they discuss how to study and monitor programme implementation and statistical power analysis. They also explore how to assess the human and material resources that will be needed at different times while conducting an applied research design to facilitate the management of data collection, analysis and interpretation.

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About the Author

Terry E. Hedrick is Director of the Training Institute of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO). In this role, she directs agency training and education efforts to prepare GAO staff to carry out their responsibilities to produce quality and unbiased audit, evaluation, and policy analysis work for Congress.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0803932332
• ISBN 13: 9780803932333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152