Description: Preface. 1. Systematic Inquiry to Leisure Studies and Services: Research and Evaluation. 2. The Scientific Method: Ways of Knowing. 3. Basic Concepts and Language of Research and Evaluation. 4. Professional Applications of Research and Evaluation. 5. Experimental Research Designs. 6. Descriptive Research Methods. 7. Documentary Research Methods. 8. Qualitative Research Approaches. 9. The Research Process: An Overview. 10. Developing the Research Proposal. 11. The Role of Measurement. 12. Selecting Subjects for Research: The Sampling Process. 13. Implementing the Study: The Data-Gathering Process. 14. Data Organization and Descriptive Studies. 15. Overview of Inferential Statistics. 16. Evaluation as a Professional Function. 17. Agency-Centered Evaluation: Programs and Practices. 18. Evaluation Research: The Goal-Oriented Model. 19. Research and Evaluation Reports and Presentations. Appendix A: Research Periodicals. Appendix B: Literature Retrieval Sources. Appendix C: Statistical Tables. Indexes.

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