The quality and productivity of a research work very much depends on the competency of the researchers. Such competency needs to be generated and nurtured properly among the researchers from the very beginning of their research career. This comprehensive book on research methodology discusses in detail how to carry out research studies in various disciplines of behavioural sciences in an organized manner.
The book is meant for the postgraduate students of Education (M.Ed.), Sociology, Psychology and Management. In addition, it will also be useful to research scholars in learning the art of doing qualitative and quantitative research studies in behavioural sciences.
Key Features
• Systematic and logical organization of the subject matter providing step-by-step description of the research methodology for conducting research studies.
• Extensively illustrated with working examples, diagrams and tables.
• A comprehensive description of the essential data collection tools employed in quantitative and qualitative research studies, along with their proper construction, standardization and validation.
• Complete and workable description of the techniques and methods of data analysis used in quantitative and qualitative research studies.
• A complete chapter devoted to the use of computer technology for the execution of the quantitative and qualitative research studies.
S.K. Mangal, Ph.D. (Education), has held positions as Principal, Professor, and Head of the Department of Postgraduate Studies at C.R. College of Education in Rohtak, Haryana.
Dr. Mangal is the author of several books associated with the pure and applied aspect of the subject psychology, including, Essentials of Educational Psychology, Advanced Educational Psychology, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Statistics in Psychology and Education, Psychology of Learning and Development, Psychology for Nursing, Psychology for Physiotherapy, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Child Psychology and Development, Sports Psychology, Essentials of Social Psychology, and Essentials of Clinical Psychology. Dr. Mangal has been a distinguished administrator and researcher. He has devised various educational and psychological tests and has published in reputed journals. The areas of his research interest are emotional intelligence and teacher adjustment.
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Shubhra Mangal, Ph.D. (Education), has held positions as Principal, Professor, and Head of the Department of Postgraduate Studies at C.R.S. College of Education, Noida. She has developed an Emotional Intelligence Inventory for measuring the Emotional Intelligence of School Teachers. Besides, she has authored several books associated with the pure and applied aspect of the subject psychology, including Psychology of Learning and Development, Research Methodology in Behavioural Sciences, Emotional Intelligence: Managing Emotions to Win in Life, Introduction to Psychology, Psychology and Our Life, Sports Psychology, Essentials of Social Psychology, and Essentials of Clinical Psychology. Her research interests encompass emotional intelligence and teacher education.
