Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-on Approach

by Bora Pajo

Overview

The Second Edition of Bora Pajo’s Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-on Approach makes research easy to understand and do by balancing quantitative with qualitative methods in clear and compelling prose. Updates include a new chapter on big data, a revamped chapter on qualitative designs, and citations in APA Style 7th Edition.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544391700
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/09/2022
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Bora Pajo is a methodologist at Franklin University, Doctoral Studies, in Columbus, Ohio. She teaches methodology courses for doctoral students and is heavily engaged with the dissertation process, especially research design. She is dedicated to teaching and writing about research processes in the hopes to transmit her enthusiasm of conducting scientific research to students. She was awarded the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education Excellence Award in 2021, Bailey Teaching Award for Summer 2021 at Franklin University, and Deans Award Recognizing Excellence (DARE) in 2022 from Franklin University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Purpose of Research
Chapter 2: Formulating a Research Question
Chapter 3: Researching and Writing the Literature Review
Chapter 4: Quantitative Designs
Chapter 5: Measurement Errors, Reliability, Validity
Chapter 6: Sampling
Chapter 7: Data Collection for Quantitative Research
Chapter 8: Secondary Data
Chapter 9: Entering and Organizing Quantitative Data
Chapter 10: Analyzing Quantitative Data
Chapter 11: Qualitative Designs and Data Collection
Chapter 12: Entering, Coding, and Analyzing Qualitative Data
Chapter 13: Results and Discussion
Chapter 14: Presenting Your Research
Chapter 15: Big Data

Editorial Reviews

The hands-on, practical approach to Pajo’s Introduction to Research Methods is a huge key strength.

Joseph Stabb

Introduction to Research Methods is an excellent resource for students and instructors alike. With readable text in an approachable tone, it effectively covers the breadth of topics related to research methods. Its lucidity is stellar.

Spencer James

Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-on Approach is highly relevant to the work my undergraduate students do and is delivered at a level they can follow. It does a great job of presenting complex information in an easy-to-understand format. At the graduate level, I could see this text serving as a primary read but then supplementing with more complex articles/chapters. Accessibility of the content is a core strength of this text. It makes in-depth content easy to follow for the novice researcher, while at the same time is engaging enough to not be bland for those with research experience. Overall, this text reads as a road map for how to conduct ethical research and provides the necessary step-by-step instructions on how to be successful during the research process.

Andrew C. Tollison

Introduction to Research Methods: A Hands-on Approach is an excellent text that presents research methods in an easy-to-understand way with examples that foster critical thinking."

James W. Beeks

The application-based approach will be a welcome change for students.

Billy Mc Kim

A highly accessible research text designed to engage readers and make research methods come alive for them.

Erica Vernold Miller

This text offers integration of ethics and research with an applied approach to learning. The writing style is user friendly and many examples connect the content to life experiences.

Alan Lipps

The research and information were blended in together. Students can easily adapt or adjust their research idea and research process accordingly.

Mehmet Soyer

This text seems to integrate the larger "so what" question, which I am currently doing through a patchwork of articles and real-life examples. Having all of this material (scientific method, research questions, data collection, descriptive stats, qualitative approaches, etc) all in on one place, this book is a major improvement on what I am now using.

H. Howell Williams

This an accessible, well-organized text geared towards underclass students. It demystifies the research process and makes it seem engaging, rewarding and fun.

Carolyn Keller

The step-by-step approach the author takes with this text may just be tool I need to assist my students in taking an interest in research even beyond this course.

Elizabeth Guzman-Arredondo

Pajo's book will give students the connection between the course concepts and real world application.

Debasmita Patra

For too long research methods textbooks have focused on techniques devoid of real experience. Bora Pajo's book is taking research methods preparation in the right direction and I think a generation of social science researchers will be better for it.

Rob Shelby

I really appreciate the addition of the "Ethics in Research" chapter and ethical considerations in almost every chapter.

Ekaterina Forrester Smith

The application-based approach will be a welcome change for students.

Billy McKim

The conversational style and relatable examples will help students to overcome inhibitions to learning methods in social science research.

Marybeth Beller

Provides more detailed discussion of "why" each part of the research process is important toward achieving the overall goal.

Maurice Sheppard

Anyone who teaches or has ever taught research methods will appreciate Bora Pajo's personal insight and motivation to cultivate an application-based textbook that corresponds to the active nature of the curriculum itself.

Emile Beltzer