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What Is Research and Why Should You Care? |
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Research in the Social Sciences |
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7 | (2) |
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Two Views of the World: Quantitative and Qualitative |
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Deciphering a Research Report: Parts of the Whole |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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Summary and Closing Thoughts |
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Answer for Reflective Exercise |
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What Is the Question and Why Is It Important? Evaluating the Introduction of a Research Report |
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Introducing the Introduction |
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What to Look for in the Introduction |
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Evaluating the Introduction |
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Evaluating the Context and Significance |
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Evaluating the Literature Review |
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26 | (2) |
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Evaluating the Objectives of the Study |
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28 | (1) |
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Identifying the Research Strategy: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed Methods |
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29 | (1) |
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Special Considerations in Quantitative Studies |
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29 | (6) |
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30 | (1) |
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Evaluating the Context and Significance |
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31 | (1) |
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Evaluating the Literature Review |
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31 | (1) |
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Evaluating the Objectives of the Study |
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32 | (3) |
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Special Considerations in Qualitative Studies |
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35 | (4) |
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Evaluating the Context and Significance |
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36 | (1) |
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Evaluating the Literature Review |
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37 | (1) |
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Evaluating the Research Questions |
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38 | (1) |
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Summary and Closing Thoughts |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (8) |
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Template for Evaluating the Introduction |
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41 | (1) |
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Selected Content for Evaluation |
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41 | (5) |
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46 | (2) |
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Who Answered the Question? Evaluating the Participant Sample |
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48 | (28) |
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Primary Topics in the Method Section |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (3) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Inanimate Research Sample |
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52 | (2) |
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What Do You Need to Know? |
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55 | (1) |
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Evaluation Tool One: What Is the Target Population? |
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Evaluation Tool Two: Who Participated in the Study? |
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56 | (2) |
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Evaluation Tool Three: Where Were the Participants? |
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58 | (1) |
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Evaluation Tool Four: When Were the Data Gathered? |
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58 | (1) |
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Evaluation Tool Five: How Was the Sample Selected? |
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59 | (9) |
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Lower-Risk Sampling Procedures |
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61 | (3) |
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Higher-Risk Sampling Procedures |
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64 | (4) |
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Evaluation Tool Six: Why Was This Sample Selected? |
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68 | (1) |
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Summary and Closing Thoughts |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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Template for Evaluating the Participants |
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71 | (1) |
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Selected Content for Evaluation |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Answers for Reflective Exercises |
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Could They Answer the Question? Evaluating the Procedures and Instrumentation |
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79 | (1) |
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Answering the Key Question |
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80 | (1) |
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Evaluating the Procedures: Sufficient Information? |
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81 | (1) |
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Evaluating the Procedures: Appropriate for the Question? |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (8) |
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82 | (2) |
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Evaluating Procedures in a Qualitative Study |
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84 | (6) |
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Evaluating the Instruments |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (2) |
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Summary and Closing Thoughts |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (4) |
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Template for Evaluating Procedures and Instrumentation |
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95 | (1) |
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Selected Content for Evaluation |
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95 | (3) |
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98 | (1) |
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Answer for Reflective Exercise |
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99 | (1) |
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What Was the (Simple) Answer, Please? Evaluating the Results Section |
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100 | (32) |
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What to Look for in the Results Section |
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103 | (4) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (21) |
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108 | (6) |
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114 | (14) |
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Summary and Closing Thoughts |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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Answer for Reflective Exercise |
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So, Now What? Evaluating the Discussion Section |
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132 | (14) |
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How Prior Beliefs May Influence Your Evaluation |
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135 | (1) |
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A Rose by Any Other Name: Recognizing Significance |
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136 | (4) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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Need for Further Research |
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143 | (1) |
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Summary and Closing Thoughts |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (31) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (28) |
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Template for Evaluating the Research Report |
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149 | (1) |
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Selected Content for Evaluation |
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150 | (27) |
Appendix A Teaching Ethics to Mental Health Practica Students at the Master's Level: A Comparative Study |
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Appendix B Segregated Classrooms, Integrated Intent: How One School Responded to the Challenge of Developing Positive Interethnic Relations |
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185 | (20) |
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Appendix C Procrastination in College Students: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Anxiety |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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