Description: Edgar Elliston's Introduction to Missiological Research Design outlines the basic issues of research design for missiological and church-related research. This book describes the logic of the research process for a wide range of missiological research. Whether this research is from a single academic discipline or a multidisciplinary approach, this text will provide relevant guidelines for the design.
Elliston provides instruction, examples, and exercises for inexperienced but serious researchers as they seek to design research that will serve the Church in mission. Elliston also provides experienced researchers with checklists and easy-to-review tables to further aid in research design. This text raises some of the key issues to designing research in a multicultural or cross-cultural context and guides researchers toward ethical and effective study.
Brief description: Edgar J. Elliston holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with cognates in International Development and Intercultural Studies from Michigan State University. He completed his MA in Missiology at Fuller Theological Seminary. His own research has addressed a range of missiological projects including receptivity research in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Sudan. Later curriculum research formed the base for the DMin in Missiology at Fuller Theological Seminary. As faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary, he designed and taught missiological research for both doctoral and master's programs.
Review Quotes: Dr. Elliston has been teaching research design for a number of years and students like me from all around the world have immensely benefited from the insights and skills generated by this course. Elliston has done a great job in finally putting down his valuable insights on research design in a book form so that students of missiology and other theological disciplines may now have access to this valuable resource. The book not only provides technical and professional insights for developing research design, but also does so from a Christian perspective. I am confident that this book will meet the gap and become a valuable tool for assisting researchers and scholars in undertaking their research effectively.
-Atul Y. Aghamkar, PhD, professor and head of Department of Missiology, South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies, Bangalore, India