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Educational Research Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches

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ISBN-10: 1412978289

ISBN-13: 9781412978286

Edition: 4th 2012

Authors: Robert Burke Johnson, Larry B. Christensen

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Educational Research is a comprehensive introductory research methods textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, the ability to read and critically evaluate published research, and the ability to write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own.
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Book details

List price: $125.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/29/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 648
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 3.036

Burke Johnson nbsp;is a professor in the Professional Studies Department at thenbsp;University of South Alabama. His PhD is from the REMS (research, evaluation, measurement, andnbsp;statistics) program in the College of Education at the University of Georgia. He also has graduate degrees in psychology, sociology, and public administration, which have provided him with anbsp;multidisciplinary perspective on research methodology. He was guest editor for a special issue ofnbsp; Research in the Schools focusing on mixed research (available online at www.msera.org/rits_131.htm) and completed a similar guest editorship for the American Behavioral Scientist .nbsp;He was an associate editor of the…    

Larry Christensen (PhD University of Southern Mississippi) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of South Alabama. Larry is the author of several successful textbooks and has published more than 60 journal articles.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Introduction to Educational Research
Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research
Planning the Research Study
How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions
How to Write a Research Proposal
Research Ethics
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
Selecting a Research Method
Experimental Research
Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Research
Nonexperimental Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Historical Research
Mixed Research
Analyzing the Data
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research
Writing the Research Report
How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines
Glossary
References
Index
About the Authors