Practical Research Planning and Design
“Practical Research Planning and Design” by Paul D. Leedy is a comprehensive guide published by Pearson Education, Limited in 2010. This 336-page text is written in engaging prose and serves as a manual for both graduate and undergraduate research courses. It aims to help students across various disciplines grasp the essential structure of quality research and the systematic process that leads to meaningful outcomes.
Readers will find a step-by-step approach that begins with problem selection and progresses through conducting authentic research to preparing a completed report. The book emphasizes the importance of planning and design in quality research, offering practical suggestions grounded in a solid theoretical framework. It is suitable as a core text for introductory research courses or for self-instruction, making it a valuable resource for those looking to execute their research projects effectively and professionally.
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For a wide variety of graduate or undergraduate research courses.
Written in uncommonly engaging and elegant prose, this text is a “do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself” manual designed to help research students in any discipline understand the fundamental structure of quality research and the methodical process that leads to genuinely significant results. It guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions based on a solid theoretical framework and sound pedagogy.
Suited for the core text in any introductory research course or even for self-instruction, this text will show students two things: 1) that quality research demands planning and design; and, 2) how their own research projects can be executed effectively and professionally.
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