Research methods /

Sevilla, Consuelo G.

Research methods / Consuelo G. Sevilla [and four others] - Manila, Philippines : Rex Book Store, c1992 - xiv, 333 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter One. Research and the problem for investigation -- Chapter Two. Research agenda for graduate students in education -- Chapter Three. Theory and the review of the related literature -- Chapter Four. The theoretical/conceptual framework -- Chapter Five. Historical research -- Chapter Six. Descriptive method -- Chapter Seven. Experimental method -- Chapter Eight. Ex post facto research or casual-comparative method -- Chapter Nine. Alternative research method -- Chapter Ten. Sampling techniques -- Chapter Eleven. Data collection methods -- Chapter Twelve. Selecting appropriate statistical techniques -- Chapter Thirteen. Writing the report -- Chapter Fourteen. The term paper.

Research Methods is a new edition of An Introduction to Research Methods written in 1984 by the same authors. Basic features and contents of the 1984 version have been retained since the authors consider them as classics in research "Research Agenda for Graduate Students in Education" written by Ochave has been added to the new edition. Realizing the difficulty in choosing problems for research, Ochave, in this article, intends to guide graduate schools in identifying areas and topics for research. The various agenda he proposes end up in a research grid from which problems or topics may be chosen.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Q 180.55 .R47 1992