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Graduate students in general and those in Workforce Education & Development in particular are often frustrated when they are assigned the task of writing a research paper, thesis, or dissertation. After teaching a research methodology course for several years, the editors of Research Pathways have discovered a solution to resolve the frustration experienced by graduate students as they approach the writing stage of their academic degree program. Based upon the students' participation in the research colloquium, there has been expressed a tremendous need for a comprehensive handbook of this nature to describe and discuss a practical approach to writing those final graduate research reports. This handbook introduces a practical approach to writing research papers, theses, and dissertations in Workforce Education & Development, with examples and best practices for the practitioners and researchers.
Edgar I. Farmer is Associate Professor of Education in the Workforce Education & Development (WFED) program at Penn State University.
1 Foreword2 Preface3 Introduction:4 The Why of Quantitative and Qualitative Research: Paradigmatic and Pragmatic Considerations5 Finding a Researchable Topic6 Dissertation Development:7 Conducting an Extensive Review of the Literature8 Elements of an Introduction Chapter9 Theoretical or Conceptual Frameworks10 Research Design:11 Selecting an Appropriate Research Design12 Mixed Methods Research Designs13 Case Study Research14 Focus Group Research15 Designing Quantitative Research16 Survey Research17 Validity and Reliability Concerns of Data Collection Instruments18 Data Analysis:19 Determining Appropriate Sample Size20 Research Using Available Data: Secondary Data Analysis21 Analysis of Categorical Data with Chi-square and Log-linear Models22 Analysis of Variance23 Multiple Regression Analysis and Multiple Correlation Studies24 Considerations for Statistical Significance Testing25 Preparing the Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations Section26 Tips on Proofreading and Editing27 Subject Index28 The Editors and Contributors
