Integrating Research: A Guide for Literature Reviews (Applied Social Research Methods) - Softcover

Cooper, Harris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803934319 ISBN 13: 9780803934313

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1989

Synopsis

For anyone who does research, this book offers an invaluable tool for learning the techniques of researching, reviewing and analyzing research literature. Applying basic tenets of sound data gathering to a comprehensive synthesis of past research on a topic, Cooper leads the reader step-by-step through the five stage process integrating research reviewing -- from conceptualization of the research problem to the concise summary of the research review. New to the second edition is coverage of computer literature searches, the theoretical underpinnings of meta-analysis, the application of these procedures, and new material on coding sheets.

About this title

About the Author:

Harris Cooper is Hugo L. Blomquist professor for psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. In 2007, he received the Contributions to Research Synthesis Methodology Award from the International Campbell Collaboration. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology. He has been the editor of Psychological Bulletin and Archives of Scientific Psychology. From 2009 to 2015, he was the Chief Editorial Advisor to the American Psychological Association’s journal publishing program. His substantive interests include application of social and developmental psychology to education policy.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0803934319
• ISBN 13: 9780803934313
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160