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Research pathways : writing professional papers, theses, and dissertations in workforce education / edited by Edgar I. Farmer, Jay W. Rojewski.
Lippincott Library HD5715 .R457 2001
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Occupational training--Research--Methodology.
- Occupational training.
- Employees--Training of--Research--Methodology.
- Employees.
- Report writing.
- Dissertations, Academic.
- Employees--Training of--Research.
- Methodology.
- Employees--Training of.
- Occupational training--Research.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 406 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2001]
- Contents:
- 1 The Why of Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Paradigmatic and Pragmatic Considerations / Pamela Bettis, James Gregson 1
- 2 Finding a Researchable Topic / Jay W. Rojewski, Edgar I. Farmer 23
- Section 2 Dissertation Development
- 3 Conducting an Extensive Review of the Literature / Carol A. Wright 37
- 4 Elements of an Introduction Chapter / Saundra Wall Williams, James L. Burrow 57
- 5 Theoretical or Conceptual Frameworks / Gregory Petty 73
- Section 3 Research Design
- 6 Selecting an Appropriate Research Design / Fadia M. Nassar 91
- 7 Mixed Methods Research Designs / Ernest Brewer 107
- 8 Case Study Research / Derek Mulenga 129
- 9 Focus Group Research / Lee Jones, Barbara Farmer 157
- 10 Designing Quantitative Research / Theodore Lewis 175
- 11 Survey Research / Roger B. Hill 201
- 12 Validity and Reliability Concerns of Data Collection Instruments / Gene Gloeckner, Jeffrey A. Gliner, Suzanne M. Tochterman, George A. Morgan 223
- Section 4 Data Analysis
- 13 Determining Appropriate Sample Size / Paul E. Krueger 247
- 14 Research Using Available Data: Secondary Data Analysis / Li-Shyung Hwang, Zhicheng Zhang, Jeffrey Chen 259
- 15 Analysis of Categorical Data with Chi-square and Log-linear Models / Jay W. Rojewski 285
- 16 Analysis of Variance / Stephen J. Olejnik, Brian Hess 305
- 17 Multiple Regression Analysis and Multiple Correlation Studies / Carl J Huberty, Mohamed H. Hussein 325
- 18 Considerations for Statistical Significance Testing / Jay W. Rojewski 349
- 19 Preparing the Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations Section / Curtis R. Finch 367
- 20 Tips on Proofreading and Editing / Sherilee Carpenter 375.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761820582
- 0761820590
- OCLC:
- 46835754
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