Research in Education (10th Edition)

This text provides comprehensive coverage of research methods and statistics in a readable and student-friendly format. A wide variety of methodologies including descriptive, experimental and quasi-experimental research, historical studies, qualitative methods, and single subject designs are covered. A complete range of research tools as well as descriptive and inferential statistics are also included, making this text the definitive resource for introductory research courses. Research in Education is divided into three parts: Part I, “Introduction to Educational Research,” focuses on the purpose of research, hypotheses, ethics in research, developing a research problem, and writing proposals and reports; Part II, “Research Methods,” is unique in that it integrates chapters on qualitative research methods, historical research and single-subject methods with the more typical chapters on experimental methods; and Part III, “Data Analysis,” includes both descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as examples of analyses using a computer.

This text provides comprehensive coverage of research methods and statistics in a readable and student-friendly format. A wide variety of methodologies including descriptive, experimental and quasi-experimental research, historical studies, qualitative methods, and single subject designs are covered. A complete range of research tools as well as descriptive and inferential statistics are also included, making this text the definitive resource for introductory research courses.

New to this Edition:

• Research Navigator™ journal article database and writing guide is available to all adopters. This new guide is integrated with the text for ease of use through margin annotations and end of chapter exercises.
• The student version of SPSS is available on CD with the text allowing students easy access to this software.
• Complete instructions on how to write a review of literature is included and the section on Library Research has been updated to demonstrate technological advancements.
• Major update and expansion of Chapter 8, Qualitative Research, brings a more balanced perspective to the text.
• An expanded section on meta-analysis in Chapter 5 strengthens this current methodology for students.
• Additional and more current research examples are used in the methods chapters (Chs. 4-8).
• PowerPoint™ slides, test items, and other materials are available to instructors electronically by contacting your local sales representative.

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Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 14 Using Research......Page 16 PART I Introduction to Educational Research: Definitions, Research Problems, Proposals, and Report Writing......Page 22 1 Fundamentals of Research......Page 24 2 Selecting a Problem and Preparing a Research Proposal......Page 49 3 The Research Report......Page 81 PART II Research Methods......Page 100 4 Historical Research......Page 104 5 Descriptive Studies......Page 139 6 Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research......Page 185 7 Single-Subject Experimental Research......Page 237 8 Qualitative Research......Page 267 9 Methods and Tools......Page 309 PART III Data Analysis......Page 372 10 Descriptive Data Analysis......Page 374 11 Inferential Data Analysis......Page 423 12 Computer Data Analysis......Page 468 Appendix A Statistical Formulas and Symbols......Page 492 Appendix B Sample Data Microsoft Excel Format......Page 497 Appendix C Percentage of Area Lying between the Mean and Successive Standard Deviation Units under the Normal Curve......Page 501 Appendix D Critical Values for Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation......Page 503 Appendix E Critical Values of Student's Distribution (t)......Page 504 Appendix F Abridged Table of Critical Values for Chi Square......Page 505 Appendix G Critical Values of the F Distribution......Page 506 Appendix H Research Report Evaluation......Page 511 Appendix I Answers to Statistics Exercises......Page 512 Author Index......Page 515 Subject Index......Page 519 "This text provides comprehensive coverage of research methods and statistics in a readable and student-friendly format. The authors address a wide variety of methodologies including descriptive, experimental and quasi-experimental research, historical studies, qualitative methods, and single subject designs. A complete range of research tools as well as descriptive and inferential statistics are also included, making this text the definitive resource for introductory research courses."--BOOK JACKET