Description

This is a pre-release preview of a textbook that will be published in August 2020. Faculty considering adopting the textbook should browse this pre-release edition, as only small changes will be made between now and publication. For more information and ancillary resources contact profmattdecarlo@gmail.com.Our textbook guides students, step-by-step through the process of conducting a student research project--conducting a literature review, conceptualizing a research question, designing a research project, collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, as well as disseminating results to academic and lay audiences. The textbook emphasizes ethics, cultural humility, social justice, information literacy, and feasibility as core components of the research process.