Mertens D.M. Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: integrating diversity with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods

Sage, 2010. — 552 p. — 3rd ed. — ISBN: 141297190X, 9781412971904Focused on discussing what is considered to be “good” research, this text explains quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods in detail, incorporating the viewpoints of various research paradigms into the descriptions of these methods. Approximately 60% of the content in this Third Edition is new, with lots of fresh examples.Key FeaturesPostpositivist, constructivist, transformative, and pragmatic paradigms discussed
Conducting research in culturally complex communities emphasized throughout
A step-by-step overview of the entire research process providedNew to this Edition
New coverage on how to write a literature review and plan a dissertation
New pedagogy including “Extending Your Thinking” throughout
This is a core or supplemental text for research courses in departments of education, psychology, sociology, social work and other human-services disciplines.