| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 666 pages) |
| Contents |
Thinking critically about research -- Fundamental issues for interpreting research -- Reliability, validity, and interobserver agreement -- Basic statistical concepts and sampling procedures -- Experimental designs -- Causal-comparative research -- Correctional research -- Survey research methods -- Basic understandings in qualitative research -- Data collection and designs in qualitative research -- Withdrawal and associated designs -- Multiple-baseline designs -- Additional single-case designs -- Program evaluation -- Evaluating the literature -- Action research : moving from critical research consumer to researcher |
| Summary |
This user-friendly text takes a learn-by-doing approach to exploring research design issues in education and psychology, offering evenhanded coverage of quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and single-case designs. Readers learn the basics of different methods and steps for critically examining any study's design, data, and conclusions, using sample peer-reviewed journal articles as practice opportunities. The text is unique in featuring full chapters on survey methods, evaluation, reliability and validity, action research, and research syntheses. Pedagogical Features Include |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
PDF |
| Subject |
Education -- Research -- Methodology
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Psychology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Education -- Research -- Evaluation
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Psychology -- Research -- Evaluation
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EDUCATION -- Research.
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Psychology -- Research -- Methodology
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Education -- Research -- Methodology
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Education -- Research -- Evaluation
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Education -- Research
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nelson, J. Ron, author.
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Morgan, Robert L., author.
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Marchand-Martella, Nancy E., author.
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| ISBN |
9781462509751 |
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1462509754 |
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1299448577 |
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9781299448575 |
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