Preface

1. Research: Nature and Fundamental Concepts

2. Research in Behavioural Sciences: Nature and Types

3. Historical Research

4. Descriptive or Normative Survey Research

5. Developmental Research

6. Experimental Research and Designs

7. Quasi-experimental Research

8. Ex-post Facto Research

9. Qualitative Research

10. Ethnographic Research

11. Case Study and Single Subject Study Research

12. Documentary Analysis Research

13. Research Problem: Identification and Writing a Research Proposal (Synopsis)

14. Searching and Reviewing

the Related Literature

15. Research Hypotheses

16. Sampling

17. Data Collection: Tools and Techniques

18. Data Collection Tools: Observation

19. Data Collection Tools: Questionnaire

20. Data Collection Tools: Interview

21. Data Collection Tools: Rating Scales

22. Data Collection Tools: Attitude Scales

23. Data Collection Tools: Achievement Tests

24. Data Collection Tools: Sociometry or Sociometric Techniques

25. Data Collection Tools: Personality and Adjustment Inventories

26. Data Collection Tools: Projective Techniques

27. Construction and Standardization of Research Tools

28. Interpretation of Test Scores: Scores Transformation and Development of Test Norms

29. Reliability of Research Tools

30. Validity of Research Tools

31. Quantitative Data Analysis

32. Qualitative Data Analysis

33. Writing Research Report

34. Using Computer Technology in Research

Appendix • Bibliography • Index

The quality and productivity of a research work very much depends on the competency of the researchers. Such competency needs to be generated and nurtured properly among the researchers from the very beginning of their research career. This comprehensive book on research methodology discusses in detail how to carry out research studies in various disciplines of behavioural sciences in an organized manner.

The book is meant for the postgraduate students of Education (M.Ed.), Sociology, Psychology and Management. In addition, it will also be useful to research scholars in learning the art of doing qualitative and quantitative research studies in behavioural sciences.


Key Features
• Systematic and logical organization of the subject matter providing step-by-step description of the research methodology for conducting research studies.

• Extensively illustrated with working examples, diagrams and tables.

• A comprehensive description of the essential data collection tools employed in quantitative and qualitative research studies, along with their proper construction, standardization and validation.

• Complete and workable description of the techniques and methods of data analysis used in quantitative and qualitative research studies.

• A complete chapter devoted to the use of computer technology for the execution of the quantitative and qualitative research studies.