Sage Publications Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

i understand the researchuseful for PhD

Very easy to read and understand concepts! Well written.

The book is very informative and useful in my dissertation writing.

Good for research

Oh, if only I had known this book existed a couple of years ago! Creswell and Creswell cover the practical nuances of thesis writing in such a clean, simple, and thorough way that I actually couldn't put the book down and read it cover to cover in a day (okay, I may have been procrastinating too). I have a number of chunky, up-to-date research textbooks but this is definitely the best one I've encountered yet. It focuses on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches and caters with clear examples of each throughout the research process. I think though that it is the coherence and inclusion of nuanced areas of research writing that elevates this title above so many others. I usually end up searching (unsatisfied) for specific term clarifications in textbooks, but this title just makes everything so clear that my confusion around commonly synonymously-used terminology (yet not synonymous actually) has evaporated. I often feel that headings and sections are ridiculously repetitive but this book actually helps by explaining the purpose and structure of each section. So ... my supervisor is going to get bored reading my '(Cresswell and Creswell, 2018)' references, but I'm super chuffed with them. The fact that they also include explanations for (basic) statistical analysis is a big bonus. The only area I would have liked a little more inclusion of is critical realism, as it seems to have been missed under philosophical positions, but I would definitely recommend this title to anyone engaged in research.

Used for my studies, this book is an excellent guide to research design.