Research design : quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, arts-based, and community-based participatory research approaches

With a new chapter on the literature review, this accessible step-by-step guide to using the five major approaches to research design is now in a thoroughly revised second edition. For each approach, the text presents a template for a research proposal and explains how to conceptualize and fill in every section. Unique coverage includes hot topics--replication studies, data sharing, and preregistration; tailoring proposals to different audiences and more. Terminology commonly used in each approach is identified and key moments of ethical decision making are flagged. The book includes a general introduction to social research, an in-depth discussion of ethics,and a chapter on how to begin a research study.