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“A short, accessible, step-by-step guide that helps students move from identifying a research problem to writing and testing a hypothesis. I recommend this book as a supplemental text for research methods courses and as a useful desk reference for doctoral students and professionals.”

—Kathryne B. Brewer, PhD, LMSW, Department of Social Work, University of New Hampshire


“This book can help students find a line of research that interests them, pinpoint a research problem, and effectively create a well-defined hypothesis.”

—John Carlson, PhD, College of Education, Michigan State University

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About the Author

Steven R. Terrell, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Nova Southeastern University, where he taught quantitative and qualitative research methods for over 30 years. He is the author of over 150 journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and presentations, as well as several books. Dr. Terrell is a past member of the American Psychological Association and the American Counseling Association and served two terms as Chair of the Online Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. He serves on the editorial boards of several national and international journals and was named Fellow and Distinguished Scholar of the International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management. Currently, Dr. Terrell serves as part-time faculty in the School of Computing at Middle Georgia State University.

• All titles by Steven R. Terrell

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Audience

Graduate students and researchers in psychology, human development, family studies, education, sociology, social work, nursing, public health, and management.

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Course Use

Serves as a supplemental text in master's thesis/dissertation or research methods courses.