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"Creswell's Research Design is an accessible and useful book that stimulates students through walk through experiences, use of exercises, and production of actual writing samples. It is a book that models the types of issues that best suit different approaches and allows students to understand when to use mixed methods. Furthermore, its focus on theory and paradigms is done in a way that helps students decode their meaning." </p>

--MARTHA MONTERO-SIEBURTH, <em>University of Massachusetts, Boston </em></p>

"One of the most formidable challenges of research design is stating your purpose. Creswell's approach takes the guesswork out of the process." </p>

--STEVE GUERRIERO, <em>Organization & Management, Antioch New England Graduate School </em></p>

The Second Edition of the bestselling Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches offers a unique comparison of three key approaches to inquiry. This comparison begins with preliminary consideration of knowledge claims for all three approaches, a review of the literature, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry. The book also addresses the key elements of the process of research: writing an introduction; stating a purpose for the study; identifying research questions and hypotheses; using theory; defining, delimiting and stating the significance of the study; and advancing methods and procedures for data collection and analysis. <br /><br />Key Features:</p><ul type="square">

Provides a clear presentation of how to implement a mixed methods design in your proposal or plan as well as show how to implement qualitative and quantitative approaches

Presents the ethical issues that may arise in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies

Offers extensive writing tips to help get your research plan started in the right direction

Contains the latest developments in qualitative inquiry—including advocacy, participatory, and emancipatory approaches

This book is ideal for readers who seek assistance in designing a full research study or planning a proposal for a scholarly journal article, dissertation or thesis. The book is an invaluable reference on the basics of research design as well as an effective text for graduate courses in Research Methods, Research Design, and related topics. The book serves a broad audience of social and human scientists in fields of marketing, management, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, K-12 education, higher and post-secondary education, nursing, health sciences, urban studies, and family research.</p>

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約翰·w·剋雷斯威爾(John w．Creswell) 內布拉斯加林肯大學教育心，理學教授，專門從事定量研究、定性研究和混閤研究設讓，，以及教育學、社會科學和傢庭臨床醫學中方法論應用方麵的研究。已寫瞭7部專著，並參編瞭大量著作，發錶瞭很多學術論文。他新近完成瞭一部由培生(I)earson)教育齣版集團齣版的入門性研究方法教科書。此外，還不斷寫作關於混閤研究的論文或著作的有關章節，並正在修改完善一部即將由薩基(Sage)齣版社齣版的定性研究應用方麵的著作。他與其妻子居住在內布拉斯加州的林肯市，兩個孩子都已長大成人，分彆從事心理學和神經科學研究。他也嘗試寫詩，並對水上有氧運動情有獨鍾。當前，他在很多社會學和人類學研究項目上任國傢級顧問和方法專傢。

崔延強哲學博士，西南大學校長助理兼研究生院(籌)院長、教授、高等教育專業博士生導師，主要研究領域：古希臘哲學、高等教育哲學、當代大學精神。

孫振東教育學博士，西南大學教育學院教授、碩士生導師，網絡雜誌“教育學在綫”執行主編，主要研究領域：教育基本理論、教育研究方法與方法論等。