The Tao of Research
A Path to Validity
- Dana K. Keller - Halcyon Research, Inc.
- Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller - Halcyon Research, Inc.
Dana K. Keller and Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller provide readers with a highly accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of research methods in The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity. This brief, engaging book approaches the topic of research through an exploration of the issues that threaten validity in the process of knowledge generation.
Key Features
- Examines the propositional, ethical, structural, functional, and technical restrictions researchers face
- Focuses on understanding how these restrictions influence research methods and results
- Makes 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.
The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity serves as either a main or supplemental text for courses such as Introduction to Research Methods, Social Research Methods, and Applied Research Methods.
This small book simplifies what research is all about. I found that once I began to read this I could not put it down. Very well written.
not detailed enough in the mechanics of research design, methodology and statistics.
Interesting but a little to lite.
a book that really makes you think! well constructed, engages the reader in thinking about not only research validity, but on a wider ethical plane. An enjoyable read as it stimulates much thought. great for critical analysis and discussion with students
Integrates research and theory which is critical for doctoral studies.
