Qualitative inquiry can have a major effect on evaluation practice, and provides evaluators a means to explore and examine various settings and contexts in need of rich description and deeper understanding. Qualitative Inquiry in Evaluation: From Theory to Practice explores the most important considerations for both students and evaluation professionals. Using various evaluation theories and approaches as a springboard for real-world practice, this reference serves as an accessible text for beginning students and seasoned professionals alike. Readers are given an in-depth view of the key qualities and benefits of qualitative inquiry, which also serves as a crucial counterpart to quantitative analysis.

Preliminary considerations: The selection of a Research Approach; Review of the Literature; The Use of Theory; Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations; Designing research: The Introduction, The Purpose Statement, Research Questions and Hypotheses, Quantitative Methods, Quatitative Methods, Mixed Methods Procedures

Educational Research is a comprehensive introductory research methods textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, the ability to read and critically evaluate published research, and the ability to write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own.

This book advances a framework, a process and compositional approaches for designing a proposal or research in the human, health and social sciences. The ascendency of qualitative research, the emergence of mixed methods approaches and the growth of quantitative designs have created a need for this book's unique comparison of the three approaches to inquiry.

Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods is a practical, comprehensive guide to the collection and presentation of qualitative data. Unique in the market, this book describes the entire research process — from design through writing — illustrated by examples of real, complete qualitative work that clearly demonstrates how methods are used in actual practice.