Educational research : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches

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Title:

Educational research : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches

Author:

Johnson, Burke.

ISBN:

9781452244402

9781483385587

Personal Author:

Johnson, Burke.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 711 pages ; 27 cm

Contents:

Part I: Introduction -- Introduction to Educational Research -- Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research -- Action Research for Lifelong Learning -- Part II: Planning the Research Study -- How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions -- How to Write a Research Proposal -- Research Ethics -- Part III: Foundations of Research -- Standardized Measurement and Assessment -- How to Construct a Questionnaire -- Methods of Data Collection -- Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research -- Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research -- Part IV: Selecting a Research Method -- Section A: Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches -- Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs -- Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs -- Nonexperimental Quantitative Research -- Section B: Qualitative Research Methods: Six Major Approaches -- Narrative, Phenomenology, and Case Study by D. Jean Clandinin and Burke Johnson -- Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory -- Historical Research -- Section C: Mixed Methods Research: Many Possibilities -- Mixed Research -- Part V: Analyzing the Data -- Descriptive Statistics -- Inferential Statistics -- Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research -- Part VI: Writing the Research Report -- How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines.

Abstract:

New edition of this bestselling comprehensive introductory text that will help readers understand the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields.

Subject Term:

Education -- Research.

Qualitative Research.

Research Design.

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Summary

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.