After reading this chapter, you should be able to
2.1 Explain what a research paradigm is including its features.
2.2 Describe the characteristics and emphases of the three major research paradigms.
2.3 Compare the characteristics of experimental and nonexperimental quantitative
research including the idea of a variable.
2.4 Describe qualitative research including the five major types.
2.5 Describe the characteristics of mixed methods research.
2.6 Describe the research typology used in this book.