Research Design Qualitative And Quantitative Approaches

Download or read book Research Design written by John W. Creswell and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1994-05-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the basis for deciding whether to use a qualitative or quantitative approach for the design of a research study and how to write up the results of a study for a journal article or dissertation. Addressing these issues, the author offers a guide to the major design decisions, such as deciding upon a paradigm, stating the purpose of the study, identifying the research questions and hypotheses, using theory and defining and stating the significance of the study.