The Research experience : planning, conducting, and reporting research / Ann Sloan Devlin Connecticut College.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research, biases in thinking, and the role of theories -- Generating and shaping ideas: tradition and innovation -- Research design approaches and issues: an overview -- Ethics and the institutional review board (IRB) process -- Measures and survey research tools -- Correlational and qualitative research -- Experimental approaches: between subjects designs -- Within, mixed, pre-post experimental and specialized correlational designs -- Recruiting participants -- Organizing data and analyzing results -- Writing and presenting your research.