TY - BOOK AU - Creswell, John W. TI - Research design: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approach SN - 9781412965569 U1 - 300.72 PY - 2009/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE Publications KW - Social sciences--Research--Methodology KW - Social sciences--Statistical methods KW - Social service--Research--Methodology N1 - pt. 1. Preliminary considerations -- The selection of a research design -- Review of the literature -- The use of theory -- Writing strategies and ethical considerations -- pt. 2. Designing research -- The introduction -- The purpose statement -- Research questions and hypotheses -- Quantitative methods -- Qualitative procedures -- Mixed methods procedures ER -