Doing Primary Research

Doing Primary Research book cover — DOING PRIMARY RESEARCH VALERIE BODDEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY ELWOOD H SMITH R G F O ES E A RC H N R WRITI CREATIVE EDUCATION

Doing Primary Research — page 1 — Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Liddy Walseth Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed in the United States of America Illustrations by Elwood H Smith 2012 Copyright 2013 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bodden Valerie Doing primary research by Valerie Bodden p cm Research for writing Includes bibliographical references and index Summary A narrative guide to conducting primary research complete with an overview of methodologies tips for collecting and applying qualitative and quantitative data and helpful resources ISBN 978-1-60818-204-6 hard cover ISBN 978-1-56660-148-1 eBook 1 Research Methodology Juvenile literature 2 Information literacy Juvenile literature I Title ZA3080 B63 2012 001 4’2 dc23 2011040490 First Edition 246897531

Doing Primary Research — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION CHAPTERS 6 P R I M A RY S O U R C E P R I M E R 1 6 M E T H O D S TO CO U N T O N 26 WONDERING WHY 36 THE HUNT IS ON ACTIVE RESEARCH 1 4 E Y E O N E VA L U AT I O N 24 T H E S C I E N T I F I C M E T H O D 3 4 A S K AWAY 44 A TREASURE TROVE RESOURCES 4 6 G LO S S A RY 47 WEB SITES 48 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 48 INDEX

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