Full Description
A comprehensive, accessible introduction to educational research
Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications uses engaging, straightforward language to introduce students to the information and skills required to successfully conduct research and to competently evaluate research. Long known for their clear and at times humorous writing, the authors are accessible and thoughtful guides for readers who are being introduced for the first time to a field that many of them might find initially intimidating. The text provides a total instructional system that lays out clear learning targets and then supports students as they practice and develop expertise in both doing and reading research.
The 12th Edition includes a new, separate chapter on ethics, expands its coverage of single-subject research, covers the latest digital strategies and tools for doing research, and introduces students to the open source statistics software R.
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Contents
PART I: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES
Introduction to Educational Research
Ethics in Educational Research
Selecting and Defining a Research Problem
Reviewing the Literature
Preparing and Evaluating a Research Plan
Selecting a Sample
Selecting Measuring Instruments
PART II: RESEARCH DESIGNS
Survey Research
Correlational Research
Causal-Comparative Research
Experimental Research
Single-Subject Experimental Research
Narrative Research
Ethnographic Research
Case Study Research
Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Action Research
PART III: WORKING WITH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
Qualitative Data Collection
Qualitative Research Data Analysis and Interpretation
PART IV: REPORTING AND CRITIQUING RESEARCH
Preparing a Research Report
Evaluating a Research Report
