Research Methods:Designing and Conducting Research With a Real-World Focus

by: Carrie A. Picardi (Author),Kevin D. Masick(Author)

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2013/10/9

Language: English

Print Length: 296 pages

ISBN-10: 1452230331

ISBN-13: 9781452230337

Book Description

Research Methods:Designing and Conducting Research with a Real-World Focus provides the tools required to conduct relevant, high-quality research in both the classroom and the field. Carrie A. Picardi and Kevin D. Masick―psychologists with expertise in both teaching research methods and applying methods to diverse field settings―offer a unique perspective by integrating current research articles with field-specific scenarios. They draw from research methodology tactics, strategy, and constraints from practitioners across the social sciences and in business. This text effectively bridges the gap between theory and practice by demonstrating how research is done within an organizational setting, and supplies students with relevant, applicable examples to lea from.

About the Author

Research Methods:Designing and Conducting Research with a Real-World Focus provides the tools required to conduct relevant, high-quality research in both the classroom and the field. Carrie A. Picardi and Kevin D. Masick―psychologists with expertise in both teaching research methods and applying methods to diverse field settings―offer a unique perspective by integrating current research articles with field-specific scenarios. They draw from research methodology tactics, strategy, and constraints from practitioners across the social sciences and in business. This text effectively bridges the gap between theory and practice by demonstrating how research is done within an organizational setting, and supplies students with relevant, applicable examples to lea from.