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Author Thomas, R. Murray (Robert Murray), 1921-

Title Conducting educational research : a comparative view / R. Murray Thomas
Published Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1998

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Description xii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Components of Educational Research -- Stage I. Choosing What to Study. 2. Sources and Aims of Research Topics. 3. Specifying the Research Problem -- Stage II. Collecting Information - Methods and Instruments. 4. Surveying the Professional Literature. 5. Approaches to Gathering Data. 6. Data Collection Techniques I: Content Analysis, Interviews, and Observations. 7. Data Collection Techniques II: Tests and Questionnaires -- Stage III. Organizing and Summarizing Information. 8. Classifying Data. 9. Statistical Analyses and Sampling. 10. Tables and Graphs -- Stage IV. Interpreting the Results. 11. Interpreting Content Analyses. 12. Interpreting Observations. 13. Interpreting Tests, Questionnaires, and Interviews -- Stage V. Reporting the Outcomes. 14. Where to Publish. 15. How to Publish. 16. Opportunities Ahead -- App. Locations of ERIC Specializations
1. Components of Educational Research -- Stage I. Choosing What to Study. 2. Sources and Aims of Research Topics. 3. Specifying the Research Problem --Stage II. Collecting Information - Methods and Instruments. 4. Surveying the Professional Literature. 5. Approaches to Gathering Data. 6. Data Collection Techniques I: Content Analysis, Interviews, and Observations. 7. Data Collection Techniques II: Tests and Questionnaires -- Stage III. Organizing and Summarizing Information. 8. Classifying Data. 9. Statistical Analyses and Sampling. 10. Tables and Graphs -- Stage IV. Interpreting the Results. 11. Interpreting Content Analyses. 12. Interpreting Observations. 13. Interpreting Tests, Questionnaires, and Interviews -- Stage V. Reporting the Outcomes. 14. Where to Publish. 15. How to Publish. 16. Opportunities Ahead -- App. Locations of ERIC Specializations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-374) and index
Subject Education -- Research -- Comparative method.
LC no. 98018506
ISBN 0897896092 (alk. paper)
0897896106 (paperback: alk. paper)