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• List of Figures and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• The Authors
• Introduction
• Part One: Research Basics: What Do We Want to Know and Why?
• Chapter One: Overview and Context of the Research Process
• The Research Process
• Values, Beliefs, and Certainty in Applied Disciplines
• Ethics and Institutional Review Boards
• Decision Trees
• Conclusion
• Overview of the Book
• Chapter Support Materials
• Chapter Two: Applied Research Questions, Literature, and Theory
• Asking Good Research Questions
• Using Literature and Building Theory
• Theories of Change and Logic Models
• Decision Tree
• Conclusion
• Chapter Support Materials
• Chapter Three: Applied Research Designs
• General Parameters of Design
• Major Design Types
• Sampling
• Decision Trees
• Conclusion
• Chapter Support Materials
• Part Two: Data Collection: Where and How Can We Gather Information?
• Chapter Four: Qualitative Data Collection in the Field
• Validity, Reliability, and Error in Qualitative Research
• The Process of Conducting Field Research
• Interviews
• Focus Groups
• Direct Observation
• Content Analysis
• Case Studies
• Case Illustrations of Data Collection
• Decision Tree
• Conclusion
• Chapter Support Materials
• Chapter Five: Survey Research
• The Survey Research Process
• Survey Design
• Problems and Controversies in Survey Research
• Case Illustrations of Survey Use
• Decision Tree
• Conclusion
• Chapter Support Materials
• Part Three: Analyzing Data and Communicating About Them: What Do They Mean? How Can They Be Used?
• Chapter Six: Data Analysis
• Context and Descriptive Analysis
• Qualitative Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Case Applications of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
• Decision Tree
• Conclusion
• Chapter Support Materials
• Chapter Seven: Writing and Presentations
• General Tips for Writing
• Types of Writing
• Presentations
• Case Illustrations of Writing and Presentation
• Decision Tree
• Conclusion
• Chapter Support Materials
• Glossary
• Bibliography and Works Cited
• Index
• End User License Agreement