Research Methods, Design, and Analysis -- Loose-Leaf Edition

For courses in research methods and experimental methods.

Research methodology for psychology and related fields

Research Methods, Design, and Analysis  aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the research methods used to investigate human thought and behavior, and to do so in a way that is understandable and accessible. Though Research Methods covers the complete range of research methods in use today, it has a slight focus on experimental methods, which are more prevalent in the psychology fields. To ease accessibility and help bring research methods to life, complex material is augmented with illustrations. The 13th Edition has been extensively updated on a chapter-by-chapter basis.

NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes — all at an affordable price.

R. Burke Johnson (PhD, University of Georgia) is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Instructional Sciences at the University of South Alabama. He also has graduate degrees in psychology, sociology, and public administration/policy, which give him a multidisciplinary perspective on research methodology.

Burke is coauthor/coeditor of multiple books, including the following that are in the area of research methodology: Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches; Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry; Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences; and Correlation and Regression Analysis. Burke also is coeditor of two new books that are in press, Reviewer’s Guide for Mixed Methods Research Analysis and Psychology of Peace Promotion. Burke is a founding member and past Executive Director of the Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA).

Lisa A. Turner (PhD, University of Alabama) is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Alabama. She is passionate about teaching research methods and has over 30 years of experience teaching Psychology students. She is primarily a quantitative researcher and conducts research in the areas of parenting and emerging adulthood.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction to Scientific Research
2:. Research Approaches and Methods of Data Collection

PART II: PLANNING THE RESEARCH STUDY
3. Identifying research questions and forming Hypotheses
4. Ethics

PART III: FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH
5. Measuring Variables and Sampling
6. Research Validity
7. Control Techniques in Research
8. Procedure for Conducting a research study

PART IV: EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
9. Experimental Research Design
10. Quasi-Experimental Designs
11. Single-Case Research Designs

PART V: NONEXPERIMENTAL, QUALITATIVE, AND MIXED METHODS RESEARCH

12. Nonexperimental Quantitative Research
13. Survey Research
14. Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research

PART VI: ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING DATA
15. Descriptive Statistics
16. Inferential Statistics

PART VII: WRITING THE RESEARCH REPORT
17. Preparing the Research Report using APA Style