SECTION I: An Overview of Research in the Social Sciences:
Qualitative Meets Quantitative
Chapter 1: Understanding the Purpose of Research in the Qualitative
and Quantitative Traditions
Chapter 2: An Overview of the Qualitative Tradition and Connections
to the Quantitative Tradition
Chapter 3: Overview of Research in the Quantitative Tradition
SECTION II: The Sine Qua Non for Conducting Research in the
Quantitative Tradition
Chapter 4: Choosing Research Participants and Making
Generalizations: Sampling and External Validity
Chapter 5: Measurement and Instrumentation in Quantitative
Research
Chapter 6: Minimizing Alternative Explanations for Research
Findings: Internal Validity
SECTION III: Research Design and Data Analysis in the Quantitative
Tradition
Chapter 7: Non-Experimental Research Designs
Chapter 8: Experimental Research Designs
Chapter 9: Descriptive Analyses for Data Generated by Quantitative
Research
Chapter 10: Inferential Analyses for Data Generated by Quantitative
Research
Chapter 11: The Complementary Natures of Quantitative and
Qualitative Research
Laura O′Dwyer (Ph.D., Boston College) is an Associate Professor in
the Department of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. She teaches
courses in applied data analysis (basic to advanced topics),
quantitative research methods, survey construction, and
experimental design. O’Dwyer′s research focuses on examining the
impact of technology-based interventions on student and teacher
outcomes, and on international comparative studies in education.
She has conducted several studies that employ randomized
experimental designs to examine educational interventions including
the effects of online professional development on teaching
practices and learning outcomes.
James Bernauer, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor in the school of
Education and Social Science at Robert Morris University in
Pittsburgh. He teaches qualitative and quantitative research
methods at the masters and doctoral levels. He also teaches
educational psychology to undergraduates. Bernauer’s research
focuses primarily on instructional effectiveness, technology, and
assessment in both pre-12 and higher education. He is particularly
interested in exploring the integration of quantitative and
qualitative approaches across phenomena.
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