Introduction To Educational Research (with Research Navigator)

by Mertler, Craig A.; Charles, Carol M.

• ISBN13: 9780205414123
• ISBN10: 0205414125
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This non-technical, hands-on introductory text is supported by up-to-date technology to augment students' comprehension and interpretation of both qualitative and quantitative techniques in educational research methods. Introduction to Educational Research, Fifth Edition, guides the learner through eight research methods to help plan and compose their first educational research project. Through chapter contents and in-text exercises, readers simultaneously learn how to prepare a research plan, gather and analyze data, address research questions and hypotheses, and organize a report of their projects. In keeping with the main purpose of helping students clearly understand and apply research concepts, the language of the text is non-technical and there are many pedagogical features throughout the text.

Table of Contents

Orientation To Educational Research

Educational Research: Its Nature and Rules of Operation

Types of Educational Research and Corresponding Sources of Data

Preliminary Skills Needed For Conducting Research

Selecting, Refining, and Proposing a Topic for Research

Locating Published Research

Interpreting and Summarizing Published Research

Conducting Your Own Research Project

Designing a Research Project

Procedures and Tools for Gathering Data

Analyzing Research Data and Presenting Findings

Preparing a Research Report

Procedures And Exemplars In Eight Types Of Research

Ethnographic Research

Descriptive Research and Historical Research

Correlational Research

Action Research and Evaluation Research

Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Causal-Comparative Research

Appendix: Overview of Statistical Concepts and Procedures

Glossary

Index

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