Exploring Research

by Neil J. Salkind

The 6th edition of Exploring Research provides an introduction to research methods in a friendly, approachable writing style. It explores the use of electronic sources (the Internet) as a means to enhance research skills; it includes discussions about scientific methods; and it incorporates the most common types of research models in the social and behavioral sciences, including qualitative methods. It provides coverage of the research process, problem selection, sampling and generalizability; a discussion of the measurement process provides a comprehensive resource for those seeking to further their research skills. It also describes how to collect and analyze data, and provides thorough instruction on how to prepare and write a research proposal and manuscript. Principles of data analysis are exemplified using SPSS 13.x. An excellent handbook for those in the social, behavioral, and health science fields.

Genres: Psychology, Reference, Research, Textbooks, Nonfiction, School

323 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 1991

Reviews

[Patricia]

This is a great book for people who are new to research. It is just an overview, so don't expect to be able to apply complicated statistical formulas after reading, but it's a good way to begin.

My one complaint is that there are a lot of typos, which will hopefully be cleared up in the next edition.

[Tiffany Day]

It was well organized and for the beginner, non-major, & those not intending to pursue research further than required; however, I found the sections on statistics to be lacking.

[seba~]

really good for beginners in MA/postgraduate studies & as a reference
simple and clear language to make you understand new terms & concepts
it was assigned by my program in Linguistics and provided me with a comprehensive outlook on researching
it is available online :)

[Laura]

Useful, but not at all my preferred reading material.

[Kristena]

This text was used in my undergraduate introduction to statistics class. Most of the book is extremely simplistic and would make a good basic survey for someone who has never been exposed to stats. If you have some knowledge, definitely skip this one.

[Courtney]

Boring!

[Tammy]

Only read the assigned chapters.

[Tashie]

So. Boring.

[Uzma]

good