{"product_id":"the-tao-of-research-dana-k-keller-9781412964685","title":"The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity","description":"\u003cp\u003eDana K. Keller and Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller provide readers with a highly accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of research methods in \u003cb\u003eThe Tao of Research: A Path to Validity.\u003c\/b\u003e This brief, engaging book approaches the topic of research through an exploration of the issues that threaten validity in the process of knowledge generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the propositional, ethical, structural, functional, and technical restrictions researchers face \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on understanding how these restrictions influence research methods and results \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakes concepts more accessible through discussions that follow the experiences of three \"guides\"--a high school principal, a statewide director of public health, and a sociology professor at a small liberal arts college. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tao of Research: A Path to Validity\u003c\/b\u003e serves as either a main or supplemental text for courses such as Introduction to Research Methods, Social Research Methods, and Applied Research Methods. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dana K. Keller, Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412964687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412964685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 287","brand":"Dana K. Keller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980314706175,"sku":"9781412964685","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce8c9acf-f6ec-46c7-a88c-f60c7e6ab873.jpg?v=1683249216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tao-of-research-dana-k-keller-9781412964685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}