TY - BOOK AU - Mertens,Donna M. TI - Research and evaluation in education and psychology: integrating diversity with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods SN - 9781452240275 (pbk.) AV - LB1028 .M3964 2015 PY - 2015///] CY - Thousand Oaks, CA PB - SAGE Publications, Inc. KW - Education KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 470-494); An introduction to research -- Evaluation -- Literature review and focusing the research -- Experimental and quasi-experimental research -- Causal comparative and correlational approaches -- Survey methods -- Single-case research -- Qualitative methods -- History and narrative study of lives -- Mixed methods research -- Sampling -- Data collection -- Data analysis, interpretation, and use ER -