The author defines qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research. Chapter 1 opens with-definition of research approaches and the author gives his opinion that selection of a research approach is based on the nature of the research problem, researchers' experience and the audience of the study. Moreover, writing exercises and suggested readings at the end of every chapter are useful for the readers. A summary is given at the end of every chapter that helps the reader to recapitulate the ideas. Part 1 (chapter 1-4) consists of steps for developing research proposal and part II (chapter 5-10) explains how to develop a research proposal or write a research report.
Readers should have basic knowledge of research for better understanding of this book. This educational book is informative and illustrative and is equally beneficial for students, teachers and researchers. The book Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches by Creswell (2014) covers three approaches-qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods.
