Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative ResearchFor Introduction to Educational Research courses. The only introduction to offer balanced, inclusive, integrated treatment of educational research, this text comprehensively addresses both quantitative and qualitative approaches, with the goal of starting students on the path to doing their own research as well as evaluating the research of others. After an overview of the nature of educational research, eight chapters explore specific steps in the research processfrom identifying a problem through reporting one's findings. Coverage closes with eight research design chaptersexperimental, correlational, survey, grounded theory, ethnography, narrative, mixed methods, and action research. |
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An Introduction to Educational Research | 1 |
Several Problems with Research Today | 7 |
Applying the Research Process to Actual Studies | 14 |
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