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Research methods in education : an introduction / William Wiersma, Stephen G. Jurs.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Boston : Pearson/A and B, 2005Edition: 8. edDescription: xxiii, 504 p. ill. 24 cm. 1 CD-ROMISBN:
  • 0205406092
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370/.7/2 22
LOC classification:
  • LB1028
Other classification:
  • Ea:dd
Contents:
Educational research : its nature and characteristics -- Identification of a research problem -- The review of the literature -- Research design in quantitative research -- Experimental research -- Quasi-experimental research -- Nonexperimental quantitative research -- Research design in qualitative research -- Historical research -- Ethnographic research -- Mixed, modeling, and Delphi methods -- Sampling designs -- Measurement and data collection -- Data analysis : descriptive statistics -- Data analysis : inferential statistics -- Communicating about research -- Evaluating research reports.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Suitable for an educational research course, this textbook helps students or educators gain insights about methods, designs, procedures, and writing of educational research. It explores quantitative and qualitative research from beginning to end.

Educational research : its nature and characteristics -- Identification of a research problem -- The review of the literature -- Research design in quantitative research -- Experimental research -- Quasi-experimental research -- Nonexperimental quantitative research -- Research design in qualitative research -- Historical research -- Ethnographic research -- Mixed, modeling, and Delphi methods -- Sampling designs -- Measurement and data collection -- Data analysis : descriptive statistics -- Data analysis : inferential statistics -- Communicating about research -- Evaluating research reports.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Each chapter concludes with a ""Summary,""
  • ""Key Concepts,""
  • ""Exercises,""
  • ""Notes,"" and ""References ""Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Educational Research: Its Nature and Characteristics
  • Introduction
  • The Nature of Educational Research
  • Classification of Educational Research
  • The Role of Theory
  • The Activities of the Research Process
  • 2 Identification of a Research Problem
  • Selection of a Research Problem
  • Statement of the Research Problem
  • 3 The Review of the Literature
  • The Activities of the Review of the Literature
  • Source