Educational Research : Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research
ISBN: 9780131367395 | 0131367390
Edition: 4thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 2/28/2011
Why Rent from Knetbooks?
Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!
Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:
- We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
- Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
- Most orders ship within 48 hours
- Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
- Our customer support team is always here to help
The clear and practical writing of Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research has made this book a favorite. in precise step-by-step language the book helps you learn how to conduct, read, and evaluate research studies. Key changes include: expanded coverage of ethics and new research articles.
Part 1: An Introduction to Educational Research
1. The Process and Approaches of Research
Part 2: The Steps in the Process of Research
2. Identifying a Research Problem
3. Reviewing the Literature
4. Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses
... MORE
6. Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data
7. Collecting Qualitative Data
8. Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
9. Reporting and Evaluating Research
Part 3: Research Designs
10. Experimental Designs
11. Correlational Designs
12. Survey Designs
13. Grounded Theory Designs
14. Ethnographic Designs
15. Narrative Research Designs
16. Mixed Methods Designs
17. Action Research Designs
John W. Creswell is a Professor of Educational Psychology and teaches courses and writes about educational research design, mixed methods research, and qualitative methodology. He has been at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 30 years and has authored 12 books, numerous new editions of these books, and over 150 journal and book chapter publications. These works focus on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. In addition, he founded both the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the SAGE journal, the Journal of Mixed Methods Research. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and assisted investigators in developing proposals for extramural funding in the health sciences and education. In 2008, he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar to South Africa and lectured on research methodology at five universities.
