Educational research : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches
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Educational research : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches
Sage, c2014
5th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 677-689) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Educational Research is a best-selling comprehensive introductory research methods textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. It helps students develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, as well as the ability to read and critically evaluate published research. It also develops their skills in:
Writing a proposal
Constructing a questionnaire
Conducting an empirical research study on their own.
Maintaining its conversational and accessible writing style, this Fifth Edition includes several new chapters:
Action Research for Lifelong Learning, which helps to set the stage for the rest of the coverage in the book
Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research, and Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory, providing expanded guidance on selecting a research method.
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction to Educational Research
2. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research
3. Action Research for Lifelong Learning
Part II: Planning the Research Study
4. How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions
5. How to Write a Research Proposal
6. Research Ethics
Part III: Foundations of Research
7. Standardized Measurement and Assessment
8. How to Construct a Questionnaire
9. Methods of Data Collection
10. Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research
11. Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research
Part IV: Selecting a Research Method
Section A: Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches
12. Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs
13. Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs
14. Nonexperimental Quantitative Research
Section B: Qualitative Research Methods: Six Major Approaches
15. Narrative, Phenomenology, and Case Study by D. Jean Clandinin and Burke Johnson
16. Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory
17. Historical Research
Section C: Mixed Methods Research: Many Possibilities
18. Mixed Research
Part V: Analyzing the Data
19. Descriptive Statistics
20. Inferential Statistics
21. Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research
Part VI: Writing the Research Report
22. How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines
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