Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches

Educational Research is a best-selling comprehensive introductory research methods textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. It helps students develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, as well as the ability to read and critically evaluate published research.  It also develops their skills in: Writing a proposal Constructing a questionnaire Conducting an empirical research study on their own. Maintaining its conversational and accessible writing style, this Fifth Edition includes several new chapters: Action Research for Lifelong Learning, which helps to set the stage for the rest of the coverage in the book Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research, and Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory, providing expanded guidance on selecting a research method. INDICE: Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction to Educational Research 2. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research 3. Action Research for Lifelong LearningPart II: Planning the Research Study 4. How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions 5. How to Write a Research Proposal 6. Research EthicsPart III: Foundations of Research 7. Standardized Measurement and Assessment 8. How to Construct a Questionnaire 9. Methods of Data Collection 10. Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research 11. Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed ResearchPart IV: Selecting a Research MethodSection A: Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches 12. Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs 13. Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs 14. Nonexperimental Quantitative ResearchSection B: Qualitative Research Methods: Six Major Approaches 15. Narrative, Phenomenology, and Case Study by D. Jean Clandinin and Burke Johnson 16. Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory 17. Historical ResearchSection C: Mixed Methods Research: Many Possibilities 18. Mixed ResearchPart V: Analyzing the Data 19. Descriptive Statistics 20. Inferential Statistics 21. Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed ResearchPart VI: Writing the Research Report 22. How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines

• ISBN: 978-1-4522-4440-2
• Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
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• Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2014
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