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ractical Paul D. Leedy Professor of Education The American University Washington, D.C. Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. New ’York Coll~n~~~cmillan Publishers Copyright 0 19 ’74, Paul D. Leedy Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or trans. mitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, includ- ing photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. 866 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 Collier-Macmillan Canada, Ltd. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Leedy, Paul D. Practical research: planning and design. 1. Research I. Title. Q180.AlL43 001.4 ’3 73.7341 ISBN O-02-369240-5 Printing: 6 7 8 Year: 8 9 0 Table of Contents About This Book ix Research and the Tools of Research 1. What Is Research? 3 2. Tools of Research 9 Research Planning and Design 3. The Research Proposal 41 4. The Problem and Its Setting 46 5. The Review of th