Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches / John W. Creswell

Part 1 Preliminary considerations
The selection of research of a research approach
Review of the literature
The use of theory
Part 2 Designing Research
The Introduction
The Purpose statement
Research questions and hypotheses
Quantitative methods
Qualitative methods
Mixed methods procedures

Writing strategies and ethical considerations

Fourth edition well-accepted textbook provides a unique comparison of the three approaches to research inquiry in the human and social sciences: qualitative quantitative and mixed methods. it begins with a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions for all three approaches - a review of the literature, an assessment of the use theory in research approaches, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry.