Practical Research: Planning and Design (8th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne E. Ormrod
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 910
Media: Paperback
Edition: 8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0131108956
Dewey Decimal Number: 001.4
EAN: 9780131108950
ASIN: 0131108956
Publication Date: March 7, 2004
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Product Description
Written in uncommonly engaging, lucid, and elegant prose, this book is an “understand-it-yourself, do-it-yourself” manual designed to help readers understand the fundamental structure of quality research and the methodical process that leads to genuinely significant results. It guides the reader, step-by-step, from the selection of a problem to study, through the process of conducting authentic research, to the preparation of a completed report, with practical suggestions based on a solid theoretical framework and sound pedagogy. This book will show readers two things: 1) that quality research demands planning and design; and, 2) how their own research projects can be executed effectively and professionally. For researchers and research analysts in any discipline.
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 Fantastic August 27, 2008
An absolute must for anyone who is getting started for the first time on writing a thesis or completing a major project. It breaks down the research process into manageable steps and explains them in plain language. It is targeted at the first time researcher but is also a valuable reference at later stages of the research and reporting writing processes. It has made researching my own project a whole less daunting.
Practical Research: Planning and Design May 15, 2008
A great book for a graduate student like me. It helps you how to pick a topic, have some questions concerning a topic, and make them into a research that is in your words. It is an excellent book for a beginning researcher, guiding him or her step by step, through the entire research process with practical suggestions. It is a great book if you want to have a quality research in any discipline. Good luck.
Great product! February 8, 2008
This book was shipped fast and was brand new, just like they said. Thanks!
Great research textbook November 4, 2007
Practical Research: Planning and Design (8th Edition)
The book in question was purchased for a course in Research, for Master's level learning. It is a very informative book which really seems to get to the heart of the matter. It applies to the subject well, and helps a lot.
 Very Well Written; Awkward Size June 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent choice for a short (6-week) graduate research and report writing course. Extremely well written: doesn't put me to sleep immediately and succinctly conveys concepts. Extensive bibliography at the end of each chapter.
Only two observed drawbacks: price and physical size. While I know that (almost) all students think that their textbooks are overpriced, I don't quite understand how a new 8.5 x 11 inch paperback text, running 324 pages, with few line-art illustrations and no photographs or images, and 2 color text should be priced in the $80 range?
The size, 8.5 x 11 inches, as a paperback makes the book awkward for reading in an easy chair or when in bed.
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