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Book SynopsisHow to Design and Evaluate Research in Education covers each step of the research process and discusses the most widely used research methodologies. It provides a comprehensive introduction to education research. End-of-chapter worksheets, comprehensive coverage of data analysis, and research tips make the text appropriate for courses that focus on doing research and for those that stress how to understand research.
Table of ContentsPREFACE
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHCHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF RESEARCH
PART 2 THE BASICS OF EDUCATION RESEARCHCHAPTER 2 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
CHAPTER 3 LOCATING AND REVIEWING THE LITERATURE
CHAPTER 4 ETHICS AND RESEARCH
CHAPTER 5 VARIABLES, HYPOTHESES, AND PROPOSITIONS
CHAPTER 6 SAMPLING
CHAPTER 7 INSTRUMENTATION
CHAPTER 8 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY
CHAPTER 9 INTERNAL VALIDITY
PART 3 DATA ANALYSISCHAPTER 10 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
CHAPTER 11 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS 213
CHAPTER 12 STATISTICS IN PERSPECTIVE
PART 4 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIESCHAPTER 13 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
CHAPTER 14 SINGLE-SUBJECT RESEARCH
CHAPTER 15 CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH
CHAPTER 16 CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE RESEARCH
CHAPTER 17 SURVEY RESEARCH
PART 5 INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCHCHAPTER 18 THE NATURE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
CHAPTER 19 OBSERVATION AND INTERVIEWING
CHAPTER 20 CONTENT ANALYSIS
PART 6 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIESCHAPTER 22 HISTORICAL RESEARCH
PART 7 MIXED-METHODS STUDIESCHAPTER 23 MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH
PART 8 RESEARCH BY PRACTITIONERSCHAPTER 24 ACTION AND TEACHER RESEARCH
PART 9 WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND REPORTSCHAPTER 25 PREPARING RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND REPORTS
APPENDICES
GLOSSARY
INDEX