Product Description

The Third Edition of the bestselling text Research Design enables readers to compare three approaches to research - qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods - in a single research methods text. The book presents these three approaches side by side within the context of the process of research from the beginning steps of philosophical assumptions to the writing and presenting of research. The Third Edition:

- Presents the preliminary steps of using philosophical assumptions in the beginning of the book

- Provides an expanded discussion on ethical issues

- Emphasizes new Web-based technologies for literature searches

- Offers updated information about mixed methods research procedures

- Contains a glossary of terms

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28182 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 296 pages

About the Author
John W. Creswell is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Teachers College, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  He is affiliated with a graduate program in educational psychology that specializes in quantitative and qualitative methods in education.  In this program, he specializes in qualitative and quantitative research designs and methods, multimethod research, and faculty and academic leadership issues in colleges and universities.

Customer Reviews

Made my dissertation easier
Easily the most useful book I used for my undergraduate dissertation. So much so I recommended it to all my friends and lent it to others. It sets things out clearly and made things really easy to understand. Some areas were more in-depth than what a undergraduate needs, but what I did need to know I understood thanks to this book. A recommendation for any who is writing their dissertation!

An extremely valuable book to have by you when carrying out a dissertation project
Research Design by Creswell is a life saver for anyone who is starting to carry out research! It includes valuable step by step information to guide you through the process (from thinking up your idea to literature searching, designing your study and writing it up at the end). It also includes important points about what you need to include in a research proposal and the imperative ethical issues to you need to consider. This book is for all types of research design - quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. I'm just starting out on my MSc. Dissertation in Psychology and already this book has been extremely helpful. I'm glad I have it for the rest of the journey! I fully recommend it to both undergraduates and masters students.

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches
Having been involved in quatitative research for a long time, I've always wanted to know more about qualitative research methods as well. This textbook provided the answers. A great book indeed