PART I: THE FUNDAMENTALS Chapter 1. The Nature and Tools of Research
PART II: FOCUSING YOUR RESEARCH EFFORTS Chapter 2. The problem: the Heart of the Research Process Chapter 3. Review of the Related Literature Chapter 4. Planning Your Research Project Chapter 5. Writing the Research Proposal
PART III: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES Chapter 6. Qualitative Research Chapter 7. Historical Research
PART IV: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES Chapter 8. Descriptive Research Chapter 9. Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Ex Post Facto Designs Chapter 10. Mixed-Methods Research Chapter 11. Strategies for Analyzing Quantitative Data
PART V: PREPARING THE RESEARCH REPORT Chapter 12. Technical Details: Style, Format, and Organization of the Research Report
APPENDICES Appendix A. Using a Spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel Appendix B. Using SPSS |