Evaluating Research in Academic Journals

Table of Contents

Introduction to Fourth Edition v
1. Background for Evaluating Research Reports 1
2. Evaluating Titles 13
3. Evaluating Abstracts 23
4. Evaluating Introductions and Literature Reviews 33
5. A Closer Look at Evaluating Literature Reviews 47
6. Evaluating Samples When Researchers Generalize 55
7. Evaluating Samples When Researchers Do Not Generalize 69
8. Evaluating Instrumentation 77
9. Evaluating Experimental Procedures 91
10. Evaluating Analysis and Results Sections: Quantitative Research 103
11. Evaluating Analysis and Results Sections: Qualitative Research 111
12. Evaluating Discussion Sections 121
13. Putting It All Together 129
Appendix A Quantitative and Qualitative Research: An Overview 135
Appendix B Examining the Validity Structure of Qualitative Research 139
Appendix C The Limitations of Significance Testing 147
Appendix D Checklist of Evaluation Questions 151

Overview