Practical Research: Planning and Design, 11th edition

Practical Research: Planning and Design is a do-it-yourself, understand-it-yourself manual for planning and conducting research. Suitable for a wide variety of courses in basic research methodology, the text 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 throughout.

Practical Research: Planning and Design, 11th edition

Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod

Pearson

2016

Abstract

The authors emphasize the idea that quality research demands planning and design, and they provide what is needed for readers to be able to execute their own research projects effectively and professionally.

Practical Research is written in a very user-friendly style for novice researchers. It gives a good overview of research methodology in a very concise manner. There are many extended examples.

The primary strengths are the authors’ capacity to provide a succinct overview to research in its broadest sense, while offering enough depth to both engage the reader and provoke an interest in further study. Practical Research: Planning and Design represents a seminal introduction to the subject of research and remains a helpful reference tool along the way for novice and experienced researchers alike