General overview and scope of educational, social and behavioral science research; Meaning of research: Importance of research; social and behavioral researches and the researcher;Purpose of research; Objectives of research; Research requirements; Thesis proposal; Thesis topic and statement of the problem; Theoretical framework; Hypothesis; Research design ; Sources of information.; The historical method; Terminology; Essential steps in historical research; Criticism of data; External criticism . Internal criticism ; Writing of history; Special problem of historical writing; Certain common elements in historical writing;Case and clinical studies; Definition of terms: Case studies in education and psychology; Anecdotal records; Interpreting the case study; A case report ; Case histories; Clinical method ; A clinical study ; An example of a psychological case report; Experimental method ; Historical background; Nature of an experiment; Psychological experiments; Independent variable; Dependent variable; Control and experiment conditions.; Alternative to the experiment method; Field studies. Correlational studies; Group comparison studies; Ex. Post facto or causes- comparative studies; Difference between experiment and ex post facto studies; Quasi-experiment summary;The Descriptive method; Values of description studies; Terminology; Descriptive survey;Ex post facto research; Sampling process; Two types of sample; Probability sample ; Size of the sample nonprobability samples; The statistical techniques ; Importance of knowing the statistical concepts; Statistical techniques; Tabulating statistical data; Questionnaire, Interview, and Observation techniques; Questionnaire and schedule techniques; Criteria for constructing questionnaire; Interview; Observation; participant observation techniques ; Guide in conducting and observation.; Action research; Differences between conventional research and action research; Preparing the research report; General considerations in preparing the thesis; Introductory chapter; Review of literature; Research Design; Methods and procedures; Presentation and integration of findings; Summary ; Finding, Conclusion and recommendations; Reference materials;Bibliography ; footnote; Appendices; Abstract ; Summary ; Opportunities in educational , Behavior and social research; Sources of funding ; Parts of the proposal; A thesis ; A Dissertation proposal; Summary