Types of Publications
Your choice among types of publications depend on the uses you have in mind for the publication. For example, if you are looking for a strongly argumentative research article, you'd choose a scholarly journal; and for a broad overview of a topic, you'd choose a reference book.
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Choosing Among Publication TypesHere's a graphic representation of some common types of publications and their differences.
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What are scholarly or peer-reviewed sources?This link takes you to a separate guide on sources.
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Identifying Scholarly or Peer Reviewed Articles - PDFThis graphic points out the major elements in a scholarly article.
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Scholarly literature typesEven among scholarly articles there are a lot of differences. This guide from Cornell mentions some of them.
Comparing Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
This guide provides an overview of quantitative and qualitative social science research methods. The table below provides an outline of some of the attributes of each.
For more information, see these definitions from The Sage encyclopedia of social science research methods (Emich login required):
Quantitative and qualitative methods are the two main categories of empirical research.
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Adapted from: McMillan, J. H. (2012). Educational research: Fundamentals for the consumer (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.