Reading and Understanding Research - Softcover

Locke, Lawrence F.; Silverman, Stephen J.; Spirduso, Waneen Wyrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412975743 ISBN 13: 9781412975742

Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Ideal for students, novice researchers, or professionals, this indispensable resource serves as a road map for readers who need to analyze and apply research findings. It helps them think critically about the credibility of what they are reading by showing them how to identify problems and develop constructive questions.

Key Features

• Assumes no prior knowledge of research procedures
• Provides readers with a step-by-step format for decoding the complex language and formats used in reports and reviews
• Includes the most common formats for both quantitative and qualitative inquiry
• Offers both illustrative examples and powerful training exercises
• Gives specific attention to strategies for critically appraising reported research
• Presents completely updated references as well as an annotated bibliography

Intended Audience

This text is appropriate for both upper-level undergraduate and graduate students across the social sciences enrolled in introductory research courses as well as students in professional preparation programs.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Lawrence F. Locke is Professor Emeritus of Education and Physical Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A native of Connecticut, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Springfield College and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He has written extensively on the production and utilization of research on teaching and teacher education. He has authored a number of books designed to assist non-specialists with the tasks of reading and understanding research. After many years residing in Sunderland, MA he now makes his home on Cape Cod, but with his wife, Professor Lorraine Goyette, he has spent much of each year writing, running, and exploring the Beartooth Mountains at Sky Ranch in Reed Point, MT.

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1412975743
• ISBN 13: 9781412975742
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 291
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland