Design and Development Research: Methods, Strategies, and Issues

by Rita C. Richey, James D. Klein

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This volume thoroughly discusses methods and strategies appropriate for conducting design and development research. Rich with examples and explanations, the book describes actual strategies that researchers have used to conduct two major types of design and development research: 1) product and tool research and 2) model research. Common challenges confronted by researchers in the field when planning and conducting a study are explored and procedural explanations are supported by a wide variety of examples taken from current literature. Samples of actual research tools are also presented. Important features in Design and Development Research include:

*concise checklists at the end of each chapter to give a clear summary of the steps involved in the various phases of a project;
*an examination of the critical types of information and data often gathered in studies, and unique procedures for collecting these data;
*examples of data collection instruments, as well as the use of technology in data collection; and
*a discussion of the process of extracting meaning from data and interpreting product and tool and model research findings.

Design and Development Research is appropriate for both experienced researchers and those preparing to become researchers. It is intended for scholars interested in planning and conducting design and development research, and is intended to stimulate future thinking about methods, strategies, and issues related to the field.

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This book is a great collection to add to your library as an Instructional Designer

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A great recipe for writing a design and development dissertation, 2007-11-19
This is a great book if you're writing an educational dissertation. I'm writing a journal article format dissertation in Ed. Tech. and my chair recommended this book to me. It tells you step by step how to write design and development research including all of the nuances that separate this type of research from more traditional approaches. This should be required reading for all ed. tech. grad students.

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