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Designing and Proposing Your Research Project

Jennifer Brown Urban Bradley Matheus van Eeden-Moorefield

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American Psychological Association
14 August 2017
Designing a study and writing up a research proposal takes time---often more time than actually conducting the study! This practical guide will save you time and frustration by walking you through every step of the process. For starters, it will help you hone in on a research topic---a huge (and hugely important) first step. Then it will guide you in developing the research question, designing the study, and choosing the best strategies for sampling and measurement. The figures, tables, and exhibits offer a wealth of examples and tools, including activities and worksheets to practice alone or in a study group.

 

While many research design books focus on either qualitative or quantitative studies, this book presents a balanced discussion of the relative strengths and limitations of each, as well as differences in how validity is handled for each. No research study can be perfect or provide all the answers. In fact, the best studies result in more questions than answers. This book will deepen your understanding of study limitations and ways to build upon them in future research.

 
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Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   220g
ISBN:   9781433827082
ISBN 10:   1433827085
Series:   Concise Guides to Conducting Behavioral, Health, and Social Science Research Series
Pages:   139
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jennifer Brown Urban, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University, where she also directs the Research on Evaluation and Developmental Systems Science lab. She is trained as a developmental scientist with specific expertise in youth development and program evaluation. Her scholarship is encapsulated under the umbrella of systems science, including both theoretical approaches and methodologies. Bradley Matheus van Eeden-Moorefield, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University and director of the PhD program. His research includes a strong social justice commitment to understanding and strengthening marginalized families, with his most recent work focused on stepfamilies headed by same-sex couples.

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amp ldquo The chapters are organized around the choices students need to make, rather than the types of research and issues specific to each type-an important distinguishing feature that sets this book apart from other research methods text amp hellip . In the current environment of increasing interdisciplinarity, this text is very useful to students who find themselves coming to social science research from other disciplines, or to students in need of clear guidelines who do not have the time to complete another entire research methods course. amp rdquo -Choice The chapters are organized around the choices students need to make, rather than the types of research and issues specific to each type - an important distinguishing feature that sets this book apart from other research methods text amp hellip . In the current environment of increasing interdisciplinarity, this text is very useful to students who find themselves coming to social science research from other disciplines, or to students in need of clear guidelines who do not have the time to complete another entire research methods course. (Choice)


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