Designing and conducting research in education. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Clifford J. Drew, Michael L. Hardman, John L. Hosp.
• Other Names: Drew, Clifford J, 1943-; Hardman, Michael L; Hosp, John L
• Contents: Preface; Part I: Overview of Research; Chapter 1: The Foundations of Research; Chapter Objectives; Perspectives on Educational Research; Defining Ways of Conducting Research; Foundations of Research; Research Types and Methods in Brief; The Research Process; Summary; About Simulations; Simulation 1.1; Chapter 2: The Research Process; Chapter Objectives; Finding a Topic to Research; Steps in the Scientific Method; Summary; Simulation 2.1; Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Conducting Research; Chapter Objectives; Ensuring the Protection of Human Participants; Ethical Considerations in Quantitative and Qualitative Research; Monitoring Ethics in Research: Institutional Review Boards; Ethics and Professionalism; Summary; Simulation 3.1; Chapter 4: Participant Selection and Assignment; Chapter Objectives; Participant Selection; Participant Assignment; Summary; Simulation 4.1; Chapter 5: Measures and Instruments; Chapter Objectives; Selection and Definition of Criterion Measures; Instruments or Tasks; Summary; Simulation 5.1; Part II: Research Methods and Designs; Chapter 6: Quantitative Research Methodologies; Chapter Objectives; Defining Quantitative Research; Basic Experimental Design Formats; Traditional Group Experimental Designs; After the Design: Analysis and Interpretation; Summary; Simulation 6.1; Chapter 7: Designing Non-Experimental Research; Chapter Objectives; Defining Experimental and Non-Experimental Research; Survey Research; Observation Studies; Summary; Simulation 7.1; Chapter 8: Introduction to Qualitative Research and Mixed-Methods Design; Chapter Objectives; An Overview of Qualitative Research; Mixed Methods; Summary; Simulation 8.1; Chapter 9: Research Design Pitfalls; Chapter Objectives; Types of Design Validity; Threats to Experimental Design Validity; Standards of Rigor; Summary; Simulation 9.1; Part III: Data Analysis and Results Interpretation; Chapter 10: Statistics Choices; Statistics: What and Why; The Decision Tree: Moving from the Question to the Analysis; The Importance of Data Type in Selecting Statistics; Summary; Simulation 10.1; Simulation 10.2; Chapter 11: Data Tabulation; Chapter Objectives; Aggregating Data; Tables; Graphing Data; Summary; Simulation 11.1; Chapter 12: Descriptive Statistics; Chapter Objectives; Categories of Descriptive Statistics; Summary; Simulation 12.1; Simulation 12.2; Chapter 13: Inferential Statistics; Chapter Objectives; General Background of Inferential Statistics; Difference Questions: Which Statistic and When; Relationship Questions: Which Statistic and When; Summary; Simulation 13.1; Simulation 13.2; Chapter 14: Analyzing Qualitative Data; Chapter Objectives; Preliminary Analysis; Post Data-Gathering Analysis; Inductive and Deductive Analyses; Phenomenological Analytical Techniques; Reporting Qualitative Research; Summary; Simulation 14.1; Chapter 15: Interpreting Results; Research as an Integrated Process; Interpretation of Results; Acquiring Interpretation Skills for Research; Summary; Simulation 15.1; Appendix A: Table of Random Numbers; References; Glossary/Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (432 pages)
• Subjects: 370.7/2; Education -- Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483319483; 1483319482
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