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Dedication
Acknowledgements
1. Methods of Knowing
Rajiv S. Jhangiani; I-Chant A. Chiang; Carrie Cutler; Dana C. Leighton; and Nobuko Fujita
2. Science and Common Sense
3. Understanding Science
4. Goals of Science
5. Key Takeaways and Exercises
Rajiv S. Jhangiani; I-Chant A. Chiang; Carrie Cutler; and Allison Hurst
6. A Model of Scientific Research
7. Finding a Research Topic
Rajiv S. Jhangiani; I-Chant A. Chiang; Carrie Cutler; and Dana C. Leighton
8. Generating Good Research Questions
9. Developing a Hypothesis
10. Designing a Research Study
11. Analyzing Quantitative Data
12. Drawing Conclusions and Reporting the Results of Quantitative Data Analysis
Rajiv S. Jhangiani; I-Chant A. Chiang; Dana C. Leighton; and Carrie Cutler
13. Key Takeaways and Exercise
14. Moral Foundations of Ethical Research
15. From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes
16. Putting Ethics Into Practice
17. Key Takeaways and Exercises
18. Qualitative Research Design
Allison Hurst
19. A Short Chapter on Epistemology (How Do We Know What We Know?)
20. Finding a Research Question and Approaches to Qualitative Research
21. Sampling in Qualitative Research
Participant Observation - revised
22. Reflexivity in Qualitative Research
23. Ethics in Qualitative Research Methods
24. Working with Institutional Review Boards in Qualitative Research
25. Reviewing the Literature in Qualitative Research
26. Introduction to Qualitative Data Collection Techniques
Allison Hurst and Nobuko Fujita
27. Interviewing
28. Focus Groups
29. Participant Observation
30. Deep Ethnography
31. Mixed Methods
32. Archival and Historical Research
33. Content Analysis
34. Qualitative Data Analysis and Coding
35. Advanced Codes and Coding
36. Presentations of Qualitative Research
37. Conclusion: The Value of Qualitative Research
38. Experimental Research
39. Experimental Design
40. Experiment Basics
41. Experimentation and Validity
42. Practical Considerations
43. Key Takeaways and Exercises
44. Non-Experimental Research
Rajiv S. Jhangiani; I-Chant A. Chiang; Dana C. Leighton; Carrie Cutler; and Nobuko Fujita
45. Overview of Non-Experimental Research
46. Correlational Research
47. Complex Correlation
48. Survey Research
49. Overview of Survey Research
50. Constructing Surveys
51. Conducting Surveys
52. American Psychological Association (APA) Style -- Research Methods in Psychology
Appendix
References -- Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
This open textbook is dedicated to the students in my graduate research methods classes.
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