Creswell_Research_Design_ Qualitative Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches 2018 5th Ed

sample size, 186
themes, 193
Philosophical worldviews
about, 5–6, 5 (figure), 6 (table)
constructivism/interpretivism, 6 (table), 7–8, 21–22, 76–77
postpositivism, 6–7, 6 (table), 21–22, 147
pragmatism, 6 (table), 10–11, 21
research from, 13
transformative, 6 (table), 9–10, 22, 28, 68–72
See also Theory
Physical settings for research
“backyard” research, 184–185
gatekeepers approving, 185
identifying in purpose statement, 119
natural settings, 181
respect for, 93
selecting, 92, 185–186
Physical settings for writing, 83
Piecemeal publication, 96
Pilot testing, 154
Placement
of literature reviews, 27–29, 27 (table)
of theory, 49, 56–59, 58 (figure), 58 (table), 65, 67, 231
Plagiarism, 95
Political science topics, 39
Populations, 91, 150–152
See also Participants in research; Samples
Positivism, 21–22
Postmodern perspectives, 63
Postpositivism, 6–7, 6 (table), 21–22, 147
Power analysis, 151–152, 163–164
Power imbalances, 94
Practical evidence, 158
Pragmatism, 6 (table), 10–11, 21
Predetermined codes, 196–197
Predictions. See Research questions and hypotheses
Predictor variables, 51, 52
Pre-experimental design, 166, 168
Privacy of participants, 95
Professional success of women study, 122
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