TY - BOOK AU - Creswell,John W. TI - Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches SN - 9781452226095 AV - H62 .C6963 2014 U1 - 300.72/1 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Thousand Oaks PB - SAGE Publications KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Statistical methods KW - Behavioral Sciences KW - methods KW - Statistics as Topic N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-260) and indexes; Analytic contents of research techniques -- Part I. Preliminary considerations. The selection of a research approach ; Review of the literature ; The use of theory ; Writing strategies and ethical considerations -- Part II. Designing research. The introduction ; The purpose statement ; Research questions and hypotheses ; Quantitative methods ; Qualitative methods ; Mixed methods procedures -- Glossary ER -