Research in Education : Evidence-Based Inquiry
Research in Education : Evidence-Based Inquiry
- ISBN 13:
9780205455300
- ISBN 10:
0205455301
- Edition: 6th
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 01/01/2010
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
- Newer Edition
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Summary
This substantially revised text, with a new title to emphasize changes, provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and student friendly introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods currently used in educational research. This text provides a balanced combination of quantitative and qualitative methods and enables students to master skills in reading, understanding, critiquing, and conducting research. the treatment of qualitative research is parallel to that of quantitative research to enable students to better understand all approaches to research, including mixed-method, concept analysis, historical, and secondary analysis, and to be able to apply new federal standards for evaluating research. This text uses extensive examples from different journals, thoughtful pedagogy that includes instructional aids, instructional tests, key terms, application problems, concept maps, criteria for evaluating studies, and a comprehensive website.