# Understanding and Doing Research in Education & the Social Sciences

- By: Phillip A. Olt - Author / Yaprak Dalat Ward - Author / Kevin Splichal - Author / Elliot Isom - Author / Reade Dowda
- Publisher: Fort Hays State University
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/understanding-and-doing-research-in-education-the-social-sciences)
- Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial
- Online: https://fhsu.pressbooks.pub/socialresearch/
- PDF: https://fhsu.pressbooks.pub/socialresearch/
- eBook: https://fhsu.pressbooks.pub/socialresearch/

The purpose of this book is the provide an open-access, free textbook for initial learning about research for students in the social sciences and related professional fields (such as education, social work, business, or nursing).