Evaluating research in academic journals : a practical guide to realistic evaluation /

Pyrczak, Fred.

Evaluating research in academic journals : a practical guide to realistic evaluation / Fred Pyrczak. - 3rd ed. - Glendale, CA : Pyrczak Pub., c2008. - vi, 162 p. ; 28 cm.

"This edition was written in collaboration with Randall R. Bruce"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Background for evaluating research reports -- Evaluating titles -- Evaluating abstracts -- Evaluating introductions and literature reviews -- A closer look at evaluating literature reviews -- Evaluating samples when researchers generalize -- Evaluating samples when researchers do not generalize -- Evaluating instrumentation -- Evaluating experimental procedures -- Evaluating analysis and results sections : quantitative research -- Evaluating analysis and results sections : qualitative research -- Evaluating discussion sections -- Putting it all together -- Appendix A. Quantitative and qualitative research : an overview -- Appendix B. Examining the validity structure of qualitative research -- Appendix C. The limitations of significance testing -- Appendix E. Checklist of evaluation questions.

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Social sciences--Research--Evaluation.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Psychology--Research--Evaluation.
Psychology--Methodology.
Scholarly periodicals.
Research Design.
Evaluation Studies as Topic.
Psychology--methods.
Social Sciences--methods.

H62 / .P97 2008

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