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Understanding and Evaluating Research: A Critical Guide shows students how to be critical consumers of research and to appreciate the power of methodology as it shapes the research question, the use of theory in the study, the methods used, and how the outcomes are reported.
Preface \\ Acknowledgements \\ About the Author \\ PART I • INTRODUCTION \\ Chapter 1 • Critical Research Literacy \\ Introduction to the Book \\ Research Literacy Defined \\ Benefits of Research Literacy \\ Critical Research Literacy \\ Uncritical Readings of Research \\ Critically and Uncritically Reading Research \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ PART II • PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH \\ Chapter 2 • Research Methodologies \\ Introduction \\ Conceptual Confusion, Slippage, and Clarity \\ Methodological Approach Used in this Book \\ Philosophical Axioms \\ Positivism and Postpositivism \\ Empirical, Interpretive, and Critical Methodologies \\ Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Methodologies \\ Research Methodology and Research Question Alignment \\ Writing the Research Methodology Section of a Paper \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 3 • Conceptual Frameworks, Theories, and Models \\ Introduction \\ Role of Theory in Research Inquiries \\ Concepts and Constructs \\ Conceptual Frameworks \\ Theories \\ Writing the Theoretical or Conceptual Framework Section of a Paper \\ Models \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ PART III • ORIENTING AND SUPPORTIVE ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH \\ Chapter 4 • Orienting and Supportive Elements of a Journal Article \\ Introduction \\ Authors’ Names, Credentials, and Affiliations \\ Article Title \\ Abstracts \\ Keywords \\ References \\ Footnotes and Endnotes \\ Appendices \\ Acknowledgements \\ Biographies \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 5 • Peer-Reviewed Journals \\ Introduction \\ Journal Editor, Editorial Boards, and Facilitating Editors \\ Peer Review Process \\ Acceptance Rates \\ Journal Impact Factors \\ Journal Title \\ Journal Volume, Issue, and Pagination \\ Year of Publication and Article Placement in Issue \\ Special Topic and Themed Issues \\ Electronic Journals \\ Open Access Journals \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ PART IV • RESEARCH JUSTIFICATIONS, AUGMENTATION, AND RATIONALES \\ Chapter 6 • Introduction and Research Questions \\ Introduction \\ Etymological Roots \\ Opening Sentences and Opening Points in an Introduction \\ Six Approaches to Writing Introductions \\ Delimitations \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 7 • Literature Review \\ Introduction \\ Etymology and Definition of a Literature Review \\ Purposes of a Literature Review \\ When to Conduct a Literature Review \\ Conducting a Literature Search \\ Critically Reviewing the Collection of Literature \\ Writing the Literature Review Section \\ Characteristics of a Good Literature Review \\ Technical Elements of Writing Effective Literature Review Sections \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ PART V • RESEARCH DESIGN AND RESEARCH METHODS \\ Chapter 8 • Overview of Research Design and Methods \\ Introduction \\ Etymology and Definition of Methods and Research Design \\ Research Design \\ Methods \\ Integrity of Research Designs \\ Technical Aspects of Reporting Methods \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 9 • Reporting Qualitative Research Methods \\ Introduction \\ Qualitative Emergent Research Designs \\ Types of Qualitative Research Designs \\ Methods Appropriate for Qualitative Research \\ Qualitative Site Selection and Access \\ Qualitative Sampling \\ Researcher’s Role \\ Qualitative Ethical Considerations \\ Qualitative Data Collection \\ Qualitative Data Management, Security, and Storage \\ Integrity of Qualitative Research Designs \\ Qualitative Data Analysis \\ Qualitative Study Limitations \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 10 • Reporting Quantitative Methods and Mixed Methods Research \\ Introduction \\ Quantitative Research Design \\ Mixed Methods Research Design \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ PART VI • RESULTS AND FINDINGS \\ Chapter 11 • Statistical Literacy and Conventions \\ Introduction \\ History of Statistics \\ Laws of Probability and Chance \\ Statistical Literacy \\ Types of Statistical Data \\ Statistical Variables \\ Experimental and Nonexperimental Research \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 12 • Descriptive and Inferential Statistics \\ Introduction \\ Basic Differences Between Descriptive and Inferential Statistics \\ Descriptive Statistics \\ Association and Causation \\ Inferential Statistics \\ Conclusion \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 13 • Results and Findings \\ Introduction \\ Distinguishing Between Results and Findings \\ Purpose of Results or Findings Section \\ Reporting Qualitative Findings \\ Reporting Quantitative Results \\ Reporting Mixed Methods Results and Findings \\ Conclusions: Unique Challenges of these Approaches \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ PART VII • DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS \\ Chapter 14 • Discussion \\ Introduction \\ Discussion Defined \\ Discussion Relative to Results and Findings \\ Purpose of Discussion \\ Discussion and the Concept of Significance \\ Fundamental Questions to Address in the Discussion \\ Limitations \\ Organizing the Discussion Section \\ Staying Focused and On Topic \\ Ensuring Strong and Responsible Discussions \\ Technical Strategies for Discussion Sections \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 15 • Conclusions \\ Introduction \\ Conclusion Defined \\ Relating Conclusions to Discussion and Summaries \\ Purpose of Conclusions \\ Closing Strategies for Effective Conclusions \\ Things to Avoid in the Conclusions Section \\ Technical Strategies for Writing Effective Conclusions \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 16 • Recommendations \\ Introduction \\ Recommend Defined \\ Logical Connections Informing Recommendations \\ Research Versus Nonresearch Recommendations \\ Audiences for Recommendations \\ Characteristics of Effective Recommendations \\ Language for Communicating Recommendations \\ Crafting and Organizing Effective Recommendations \\ Technical Strategies for Presenting Recommendations \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ PART VIII • ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS AND THEORETICAL PAPERS \\ Chapter 17 • Argumentative Essays: Position, Discussion, and Think-Piece Papers \\ Introduction \\ Argumentative Essays \\ Comparing Position, Discussion, and Think-Piece Papers \\ Format for Argumentative Papers \\ Persuasive Writing and Rhetorical Appeals \\ Deductive and Inductive Argumentation \\ Logical Fallacies \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Chapter 18 • Conceptual and Theoretical Papers \\ Introduction \\ Chapter Caveats \\ Purpose of Conceptual Versus Theoretical Papers \\ Structural Elements of Conceptual and Theoretical Papers \\ Elements of a Conceptual Paper \\ Elements of a Theoretical Paper \\ Stage of Theory Being Published in a Theoretical Paper \\ Rigor in Conceptual and Theoretical Papers \\ Chapter Summary \\ Review and Discussion Questions \\ Appendix \\ References \\ Index
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