Research methods in education : an introduction /
William Wiersma, Stephen G. Jurs.
- 8th ed.
- Boston : Pearson/A and B, c2005.
- xxiii, 504 p. ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.