Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-245) and indexes

Analytic contents of research techniques -- Preface -- Purpose -- Audience -- Format -- Outline of chapters -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Part 1: Preliminary Considerations -- 1: Selection of a research design -- Three types of designs -- Three components involved in a design -- Philosophical worldviews -- Postpositivist worldview -- Social constructivist worldview -- Advocacy and participatory worldview -- Pragmatic worldview -- Strategies of inquiry -- Quantitative strategies -- Qualitative strategies -- Mixed methods strategies -- Research methods -- Research designs as worldviews, strategies, and methods -- Criteria for selecting a research design -- Research problem -- Personal experiences -- Audience -- Summary -- Writing exercises --