Description
A Practical Guide to Teaching Research Methods in Education brings together more than 60 faculty experts. The contributors share detailed lesson plans about selected research concepts or skills in education and related disciplines, as well as discussions of the intellectual preparation needed to effectively teach the lesson.
Grounded in the wisdom of practice from exemplary and award-winning faculty from diverse institution types, career stages, and demographic backgrounds, this book draws on both the practical and cognitive elements of teaching educational (and related) research to students in higher education today. The book is divided into eight sections, covering the following key elements within education (and related) research: problems and research questions, literature reviews and theoretical frameworks, research design, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods, findings and discussions, and special topics, such as student identity development, community and policy engaged research, and research dissemination. Within each section, individual chapters specifically focus on skills and perspectives needed to navigate the complexities of educational research. The concluding chapter reflects on how teachers of research also need to be learners of research, as faculty continuously strive for mastery, identity, and creativity in how they guide our next generation of knowledge producers through the research process.
Undergraduate and graduate professors of education (and related) research courses, dissertation chairs/committee members, faculty development staff members, and graduate students would all benefit from the lessons and expert commentary contained in this book.
Table of Contents
Forward
Catherine Hill
Introduction
Aimee LaPointe Terosky
Section I: Topics, Problems, and Research Questions
Section Editor: Katie Conway
1. Introduction to Section I: Research Topics, Problems, and Questions
Katie Conway
2. From Personal Passion to Hot Topics: Selecting a Topic to Research
Sosanya Jones
3. Articulating a Research Problem and its Rationale: Using Graphical Depictions, Exemplars, and Students’ Own Work
Rebecca S. Natow
4. Branch out: Using Tree Diagrams to Select and Develop Research Questions
Vikash Reddy
Section II: Literature Review and Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Section Editor: Leslie D. Gonzales
5. Introduction to Section II: Literature Review and Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
Leslie D. Gonzales
6. Connecting Pieces to the Puzzle: Finding and Maintaining Resources
Christa J. Porter & Janice A. Byrd
7. The Candy Sort: Organizing the Literature Review
Aimee LaPointe Terosky
8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks: Understanding the Role of Theory in Congruent Qualitative Research
Penny Pasque & Chelsea Gilbert
Section III: Research Design
Section Editor: Jeffrey C. Sun & Ishwanzya Rivers
9. Introduction to Section III: Research Design
Jeffrey C. Sun & Ishwanzya Rivers
10. Visualize Your Research Design: Moving from Research Questions to Research Design
Ishwanzya Rivers & Jeffrey C. Sun
11. Let’s Road Trip: Aligning Theoretical Frameworks, Research Questions & Research Design
Aurora Kamimura
12. The Self and Research: Positionality through Artifacts
Beth E. Bukoski
13. Trustworthiness and Ethics in Research: Using Reflexivity to See the Self in Ethical Research
G. Blue Brazelton & Ijeoma Ononuju
Section IV: Quantitative Methods
Section Editor: Willis Jones
14. Introduction to Section IV: Quantitative Methods
Willis Jones
15. Making Sense of Multivariate Analysis: Real World Applications
Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
16. Linear regression: A Student-driven Application of Team-based Learning
Amber D. Dumford
17. Hands-on Application of Exploratory Factor Analysis in Educational Research
Soyeon Ahn & Beck Graefe
18. Trending Topic: Teaching Difference-in-differences in a Quasi-experimental Methods Course
R. Joseph Waddington
Section V: Qualitative Methods
Section Editor: David Pérez
19. Introduction to Section V: Qualitative Methods
David Pérez II
20. Listening Deeply: Preparing to Facilitate Interviews and Focus Groups
Tricia R. Shalka
21. Write What You See, Not What You Know: Learning the Method of Observation Through the Visual Arts
A. Emiko Blalock
22. On the Recovery of Black Life: A Holistic Approach to Document Analysis
Wilson Kwamogi Okello
23. Emerging approaches: Ensuring a Pyramid of Congruence when using Critical and Poststructural Theories in Qualitative Educational Research
Antonio Duran, & Alex C. Lange
24. Exploring How Epistemologies Guide the Process of Coding Data and Developing Themes
Kari Taylor
Section VI: Mixed Methods
Section Editor: Chris Heasley
25. Introduction to Section VI: Mixed Methods
Chris Heasley
26. Low Hanging Fruit, Ripe for Inquiry: Considering the Quantitative Dimensions of Mixed Methods Research
Kayla M. Johnson & Frank Fernandez
27. Creating your Masterpiece: Applying Brush Strokes to Qualitative Exploration of Mixed Methods Research
Chris Heasley
28. Presenting and Visualizing a Mixed Methods Study
Hugo Garcia & Xinyang Li
Section VII: Findings and Discussion
Section Editor: Erin Doran
29. Introduction to Section VII: Findings and Discussion
Erin Doran
30. An Introduction to Regression using Critical Quantitative Methods
Terrace Ewinghill, Adam Lazarewicz, Cindy Meza, Brent Gambrell, Diana Guerrero & Jameson Lopez
31. Show the Story: Presenting Qualitative Findings
Meghan J. Pifer
32. Block by Block: Building a Discussion Section
Maire Brandenberg, Tamara Hoffer, McKenzie Rabenn & Cheryl Hunter
33. Making the Theoretical Practical: Implications for Theory
James C. Coviello
34. The Donut Memo: Writing for Policymakers and Practitioners
Christopher R. Marsicano & Rylie Martin, Ann F. Bernhardt & Emilia G. Rounds
Section VIII: Special Topics
Section Editor: Vicki Baker
35. Introduction to Section VIII: Special Topics
Vicki Baker
36. Scholarly Identity Development of Undergraduate Researchers: A Lesson Plan for Professional Development
Vicki Baker & Vanessa McCaffrey
37. Developing Students’ Cultural Competence through Video Interviews
Laura Lunsford & Jutta Street
38. Preparing Students for Community-engaged Scholarship: A Lesson Plan for Collaborative Inquiry Grounded in Awareness of Self and Other
Gene Corbin, Vialla Hartfield-Méndez & Elaine Ward
39. Teaching Policy Implications: Can You Have Your Cake and Eat it Too?
Jason E. Lane
40. Introducing Scholars to Public Writing
Erin A. Hennessy
Closing Words: Helping Students to Learn Research and Become Researchers
Anna Neumann and Aaron Pallas
