The Tao of Research
A Path to Validity
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Research, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Dr. Dana K. Keller, Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller | ISBN: | 9781452239316 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | April 29, 2009 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications, Inc | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dr. Dana K. Keller, Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller |
| ISBN: | 9781452239316 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | April 29, 2009 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications, Inc |
| Language: | English |
Dana K. Keller and Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller provide readers with a highly accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of research methods in The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity. This brief, engaging book approaches the topic of research through an exploration of the issues that threaten validity in the process of knowledge generation.
Key Features
- Examines the propositional, ethical, structural, functional, and technical restrictions researchers face
- Focuses on understanding how these restrictions influence research methods and results
- Makes concepts more accessible through discussions that follow the experiences of three "guides"—a high school principal, a statewide director of public health, and a sociology professor at a small liberal arts college.
The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity serves as either a main or supplemental text for courses such as Introduction to Research Methods, Social Research Methods, and Applied Research Methods.
Dana K. Keller and Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller provide readers with a highly accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of research methods in The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity. This brief, engaging book approaches the topic of research through an exploration of the issues that threaten validity in the process of knowledge generation.
Key Features
- Examines the propositional, ethical, structural, functional, and technical restrictions researchers face
- Focuses on understanding how these restrictions influence research methods and results
- Makes concepts more accessible through discussions that follow the experiences of three "guides"—a high school principal, a statewide director of public health, and a sociology professor at a small liberal arts college.
The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity serves as either a main or supplemental text for courses such as Introduction to Research Methods, Social Research Methods, and Applied Research Methods.
