Exploring Research, Global Edition

10. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-292-36431-5
Verlag: Pearson

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 692 g

For courses in experimental methods and research methods in the social and behavioral sciences

This book presents an unintimidating look at the basics of research, describing how to collect and analyze data and providing thorough instruction on how to prepare and write research proposals and manuscripts. It covers the research process, problem selection, sampling and generalizability, and the measurement process, as well as the most common types of research models used in the social and behavioral sciences, including qualitative methods.

The 10th edition explores the use of electronic sources for research with more information about conducting research and literature reviews online and includes new information on how social media can be used in a research context and places a strong emphasis on ethics. Information about the use of the 7th Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is contained in several chapters.

A key update in this edition is the coverage of SPSS and Excel as tools of choice for data analysis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Salkind, Neil

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Role and Importance of Research 

2. The Research Process: Coming to Terms 

3A. Selecting a Problem and Reviewing the Research 

3B. The Importance of Practicing Ethics in Research 

4. Sampling and Generalizability 

5. Measurement, Reliability, and Validity 

6. Methods of Measuring Behavior 

7. Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics 

8. Introducing Inferential Statistics 

9. Nonexperimental Research: Descriptive and Correlational Methods 

10. Nonexperimental Research: Qualitative Methods 

11. Pre- and True Experimental Research Methods 

12. Quasi-Experimental Research: A Close Cousin to Experimental Research 

13. Writing a Research Proposal 

14. Writing a Research Manuscript 

Appendix A 

Appendix B 

Appendix C 

Appendix D 

Bibliography 

Glossary 

Index 

Über Autor(innen)

Neil J. Salkind received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Human Development. After teaching for 35 years at the University of Kansas, he remains as a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and Research in Education, where he continues to collaborate with colleagues and work with students. His early interests were in the area of children's cognitive development. After researching in the areas of cognitive style, he became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina's Bush Center for Child and Family Policy. He is the author of Sage), (Sage), and (Pearson). He has edited several encyclopedias including the , the , and the recently published . He was the editor of and lives in Lawrence, Kansas, where he likes to read, swim with the River City Sharks, bake brownies, and poke around old Volvos and old houses.