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Chapter 1 Introduction to a Primer for Critiquing Social Research: A Student Guide Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Assumptions About the Text . . . . . . . . .1 Layout of the Text . . . . . . . . . .3 Chapter 2 Science or Not? Research or Not? Science and Research Is It Research? .. ..7 Non-Research Studies . . . . . . .8 Chapter 3 Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research Purpose . ... . . .12 Philosophical Perspective . . . . . . . . . . 13 Logical Orientation . . . . . . . . . . 13 Dynamism . . . . . . . . . 13 Theory Use and Generation . . . . . . . . 13 Researcher's Role . . . . . . . . 14 Problem Specification . . . . . . . . . 14 Method . .. . . ..14 Generalizability . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chapter 4 Writing Clarity, Title, Author's Affiliation, Abstract, and References W riting Clarity . . . . . . . . . 17 Title 19 Author's Affiliation . . . . . . 20 Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . 21 References 21 Chapter 5 The Three Main Content Areas of the Quantitative Research Article: Introduction, Method, and Results Chapter 6 Introduction: Review of the Literature and Study Purpose Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Review of the Literature . . . . . . . 25 Study Purpose . . . . . . 27 Latent Purposes . . . . . . . 27 Implied Purpose or the Purpose Behind the Purpose . . . . 27 Chapter 7 Method: Sample Selection, Study Design,Data Collection Procedures, and Materials The Overall Method . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Sample Selection . . . . . . . . . . 29 Study Design . . . . . . . 30 Major Classification Type . . . . . . . . 31 Design Objectives. . . . . . . 32 Design Parameters . . . . . 33 How Many Groups Are There? . . . . . . . 36 Data Collection Procedures. . . . . . 37 Instruments of Study . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Chapter 8 The Results: The Findings, Discussion, and Implications Findings . . . . . . 41 Tables/Graphs/Charts . . . . . . . . 41 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . 42 Data About the Sample (n) . . . . . . . . . 44 Discussion 45 Limitations 46 Implications . . . . . . . . . . 47 Chapter 9 Qualitative Social Research Distinguishing Qualitative Methods from Qualitative Techniques. . . 51 Main Purposes of Qualitative Research . . . . . 53 Entering The Field. . . . . . . . . . 53 How to Collect QL Data . . . . . . . . . . 54 Unfolding Assumptions/Questions Arising . . . . . 55 Time . ... . . .56 Sampling . . . . . 57 QL Research Methods . . . . . . . . 58 Qualitative Research Techniques . . . . . . . 60 Critiquing Methods and Techniques Together . . . . 61 QL Data -+ Categories - Themes . . . . . . . . 62 Checking the Rigor of QL Research by Using the 3 Rs . . . 63 Chapter 10 Concluding Remarks