Full Description
Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches offers an accessible introduction to research methods. Providing an in-depth understanding of research methodologies in education, this book illustrates how to read and critically evaluate published research, how to write a proposal, construct research tools, and conduct empirical research using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research approaches.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to Educational Research
Chapter 2: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 3: Action Research for Lifelong Learning
Part II: Planning the Research Study
Chapter 4: How to Critically Review the Literature and Develop Good Research Questions
Chapter 5: How to Write a Research Proposal
Chapter 6: Research Ethics
Part III: Foundations of Research
Chapter 7: Standardized Measurement and Assessment
Chapter 8: Methods of Data Collection in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 9: How to Construct a Questionnaire
Chapter 10: Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 11: Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
Part IV: Selecting a Research Method
Section A. Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches
Chapter 12: Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs
Chapter 13: Experimental Research: Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs
Chapter 14: Nonexperimental Quantitative Research
Section B. Qualitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches
Chapter 15: Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research
Chapter 16: Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory
Section C. Mixed Methods Research: Many Approaches
Chapter 17: Mixed Methods Research
Part V: Analyzing the Data
Chapter 18: Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 19: Inferential Statistics
Chapter 19 Appendix
Chapter 20: Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 20 Appendix: Additional Types of Codes for Qualitative Research
Part VI: Writing the Research Report
Chapter 21: How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines
Glossary
References
Index
