Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research

Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 1. The Process of Conducting Research. 2. Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. Part II: THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS OF RESEARCH. 3. Identifying a Research Problem. 4. Reviewing the Literature. 5. Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses. 6. Collecting Quantitative Data. 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data. 8. Collecting Qualitative Data. 9. Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data. 10. Reporting and Evaluating Research. Part III: RESEARCH DESIGNS. 11. Experimental Designs. 12. Correlational Designs. 13. Survey Designs. 14. Grounded Theory Designs. 15. Ethnographic Designs. 16. Narrative Research Designs. 17. Mixed Methods Designs. 18. Action Research Designs. Appendix A: Answers to the Chapter Study Questions. Appendix B: Determine Size Using Sample Size Tables. Appendix C: Non-Normal Distribution. Appendix D: Strategies for Defending a Research Proposal. Glossary. References. Author Index. Subject Index.