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    <title>Research methods in education and psychology</title>
    <subTitle>integrating diversity with quantitative &amp; qualitative approaches</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Mertens, Donna M.</namePart>
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    <dateIssued>c1998</dateIssued>
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    <extent>xvii, 422 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Introduction to research -- Literature review and research problems -- Experimental and quasi-experimental research -- Causal comparative and correlational research -- Survey research -- Single-case research -- Qualitative methods -- History and narrative study of lives -- Evaluation -- Sampling : definition, selection, and ethics -- Data collection -- Data analysis, interpretation, and reporting.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Donna M. Mertens.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-398) and indexes.</note>
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    <topic>Education</topic>
    <topic>Research</topic>
    <topic>Methodology</topic>
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    <topic>Research</topic>
    <topic>Methodology</topic>
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