Research in Education and Social Sciences

This book mainly consists of three objectives. The first objective of this book is to provide the research pathway or a practical guide for research practitioners so that they can find out the formal way of doing research in the field of education and social science. It helps the research practitioners to reconceptualize mixed methods research by providing a comprehensive research model. This book covers all the components of non-experimental research work. It begins with how the research problem or research topic can be selected, writing the introduction and its major components- background of the study, statement of the problem, significance of the problem, objectives, research questions, formulation of hypothesis, assumptions, limitations, and delimitations of the study and operational definition of the terms. It focuses on reviewing the theoretical and empirical research literature, framing the theoretical framework and the conceptual framework for the research. This book illustrates the different research paradigms and links them with the proper paradigm. It also discusses the different research designs and practically applies the mixed method research design.