Educational research : competencies for analysis and application
/ L R Gay; Geoffrey E Mills; Peter W Airasian
- 8th ed.
- New Jersey : Pearson, 2006
- xix, 614 p.
Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction to Educational ResearchChapter 2: Selecting and Defining a Research TopicChapter 3: Preparing and Evaluating a Research PlanChapter 4: Selecting a SampleChapter 5: Selecting Measuring Instruments Part II: Quantitative Methods Chapter 6: Descriptive ResearchChapter 7: Correlational ResearchChapter 8: Causal-Comparative ResearchChapter 9: Experimental ResearchChapter 10: Single-Subject Experimental ResearchChapter 11: Descriptive StatisticsChapter 12: Inferential StatisticsChapter 13: Postanalysis Considerations Part III: Qualitative Methods Chapter 14: Overview of Qualitative ResearchChapter 15: Qualitative Data CollectionChapter 16: Narrative ResearchChapter 17: Ethnographic ResearchChapter 18: Qualitative Research: Data Analysis and Interpretation Part IV: Mixed Methods Chapter 19: Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Part V: Action Research Chapter 20: Action Research Part VI: Reporting Research Chapter 21: Preparing a Research Report Part VII: Critiquing Research Chapter 22: Evaluating a Research Report Appendix A: Reference Tables Appendix B: Math Review Appendix C: Suggested Responses Glossary Author Index Subject Index