<p>This adaptation constitutes the fourth edition of this textbook, and builds upon the <a href="https://opentextbc.ca/researchmethods/">second Canadian edition by Rajiv S. Jhangiani (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) and I-Chant A. Chiang (Quest University Canada)</a>, the <a href="https://osf.io/2j3pt/">second American edition by Dana C. Leighton (Texas A&#38;M University-Texarkana)</a>, and the <a href="https://opentext.wsu.edu/carriecuttler/">third American edition by Carrie Cuttler (Washington State University)</a> and feedback from several peer reviewers coordinated by the <a href="https://www.rebus.community/">Rebus Community</a>. This edition is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>.</p> A comprehensive textbook for research methods classes. A peer-reviewed inter-institutional project.