Educational Research
Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research
6th Edition
Published on 15. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-13-451936-4 (ISBN)
Description
A practical, step-by-step core research text that balances coverage of qualitative, quantitative and combined methods
Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research offers a truly balanced, inclusive, and integrated overview of the processes involved in educational research. This text first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. Direct guidance on reading research is offered throughout the text, and features provide opportunities for practice.
Throughout the 6th Edition, examples are now drawn from a broad range of fields, including program evaluation, multicultural research, counseling, school psychology, and learning and cognition. In addition, enhanced coverage incorporates the latest technology-based strategies and online tools, and more information about single-subject research methods.
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Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research offers a truly balanced, inclusive, and integrated overview of the processes involved in educational research. This text first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. Direct guidance on reading research is offered throughout the text, and features provide opportunities for practice.
Throughout the 6th Edition, examples are now drawn from a broad range of fields, including program evaluation, multicultural research, counseling, school psychology, and learning and cognition. In addition, enhanced coverage incorporates the latest technology-based strategies and online tools, and more information about single-subject research methods.
Also available with MyLab Education
MyLab is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. MyLab Education helps learners understand the basic vocabulary of educational research, acquire hands-on experience, and get guided practice in understanding research articles and in conducting and reporting their own research.
Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab Education does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab Education, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.
If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab Education, search for:
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1020 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-451936-4 (9780134519364)
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Educational Research
Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research
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05/2014
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Persons
John W. Creswell, PhD, is a Professor of Family Medicine and Co-Director, Michigan Mixed Methods Research and Scholarship Program at the University of Michigan. He has authored numerous articles and 27 books on mixed methods research, qualitative research and research design. While at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he held the Clifton Endowed Professor Chair, served as director of a mixed methods research office, founded the SAGE journal, the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, and was an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and a consultant to the Veterans Administration health services research center. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar to South Africa in 2008 and to Thailand in 2012. In 2011 he co-led a national working group on mixed methods practices at the National Institute of Health, served as a Visiting Professor at Harvard's School of Public Health, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2014 he was the President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. In 2015 he joined the staff of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan.
Timothy C. Guetterman, PhD, is an applied research methodologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. His research interests, scholarship, and teaching are in research methodology, namely mixed methods research. He has authored numerous articles and chapters, including empirical studies and methodological articles to advance rigorous methods of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. In addition, he is an investigator on three U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research studies. Tim's empirical work uses mixed methods research to investigate the use of technology in health professions education and in educational assessment. He also conducts research on teaching, learning, and developing research methods capacity in his role as evaluator and faculty for the NIH-funded Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences. He has extensive professional experience conducting program evaluation with a focus on educational and healthcare programs.
Timothy C. Guetterman, PhD, is an applied research methodologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. His research interests, scholarship, and teaching are in research methodology, namely mixed methods research. He has authored numerous articles and chapters, including empirical studies and methodological articles to advance rigorous methods of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. In addition, he is an investigator on three U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research studies. Tim's empirical work uses mixed methods research to investigate the use of technology in health professions education and in educational assessment. He also conducts research on teaching, learning, and developing research methods capacity in his role as evaluator and faculty for the NIH-funded Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences. He has extensive professional experience conducting program evaluation with a focus on educational and healthcare programs.
Content
Brief Contents PART 1: An Introduction to Educational Research
The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
PART 2: The Steps in the Process of Research
Identifying a Research Problem
Reviewing the Literature
Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses
Collecting Quantitative Data
Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data
Collecting Qualitative Data
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Reporting and Evaluating Research
PART 3: Research Designs
Experimental Designs
Correlational Designs
Survey Designs
Grounded Theory Designs
Ethnographic Designs
Narrative Research Designs
Mixed Methods Designs
Action Research Designs
APPENDIX A: Determine Size Using Sample Size Tables APPENDIX B: Commonly Used Statistics in Educational Research APPENDIX C: Nonnormal Distribution APPENDIX D: Strategies for Defending a Research Proposal Glossary References Author Index Subject Index
The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
PART 2: The Steps in the Process of Research
Identifying a Research Problem
Reviewing the Literature
Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses
Collecting Quantitative Data
Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data
Collecting Qualitative Data
Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
Reporting and Evaluating Research
PART 3: Research Designs
Experimental Designs
Correlational Designs
Survey Designs
Grounded Theory Designs
Ethnographic Designs
Narrative Research Designs
Mixed Methods Designs
Action Research Designs
APPENDIX A: Determine Size Using Sample Size Tables APPENDIX B: Commonly Used Statistics in Educational Research APPENDIX C: Nonnormal Distribution APPENDIX D: Strategies for Defending a Research Proposal Glossary References Author Index Subject Index