The Tao of Research

<p class=Default></p><p>Dana K. Keller and Mary Lou Casadevall-Keller provide readers with a highly accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of research methods in <b>The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity.</b> This brief engaging book approaches the topic of research through an exploration of the issues that threaten validity in the process of knowledge generation. </p><p></p><p><b>Key Features </b></p><p></p><ul><li>Examines the propositional ethical structural functional and technical restrictions researchers face </li><li>Focuses on understanding how these restrictions influence research methods and results </li><li>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. </li></ul><p></p><p><b>The Tao of Research: A Path to Validity</b> serves as either a main or supplemental text for courses such as Introduction to Research Methods Social Research Methods and Applied Research Methods. </p>