Creswell_Research_Design_ Qualitative Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches 2018 5th Ed

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Qualitative methods
about, 16, 16 (table)
additional readings, 210–211
characteristics, 180–182
checklist, 179–180 (table)
codebook, 196–197
computer software, 192–193
data analysis, 190–198, 192 (figure), 207–208
data collection, 185–187, 188–189 (table), 207
data interpretation, 198–199
data recording, 189–190
designs, 182–183, 205
example, 204–209
generalizability, 199, 203
proposal writing, 183
reliability, 199, 201–202, 209
report writing, 203, 209
researchers’ role, 183–185, 205–206
validity, 199–201, 208–209
Qualitative theory use
additional readings, 73–74
end points, 66
placement options, 65
variations in, 49, 61–64
Quantitative approach
about, 3–4, 11–12, 12 (table)
introductions, 104–105
literature reviews, 26–29, 38, 44–45
mixed methods design and, 14
personal experiences in, 20
placement of theories in, 58 (figure), 58 (table)
proposal format, 77–78
purpose statements, 122–126
reliability, 153–154
research problems, 19
research questions and hypotheses, 136–141
typical scenarios, 17, 18 (table)
validity, 153
See also Deductive approach; Experiments; Quantitative methods; Quantitative theory use; Survey
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