Methods of Educational and Social Science Research
An Integrated Approach
2nd Edition
Published on 18. August 1999
Book
Hardback
742 pages
978-0-8013-2029-3 (ISBN)
Description
Designed to better serve master's level students while meeting needs of doctoral level students in educational research methods, this text provides a comprehensive framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating studies. The only text of its kind to be modeled around the concept of "how research becomes accepted as knowledge," it offers substantial treatment of research by practitioners (Ch. 23). The Qualitative End (expanded from 5 chapters to Sec. 4); The Qualitative/Quantitative Middle (represented by survey research - Sec. 5); and The Quantitative End (Section 6) help readers realize that they are not confined to either one or the other, but may choose from, merge, and creatively adapt them. In the new edition, the discussion of meta-analysis has been expanded to chapter length (Ch. 21) and the ethics coverage (Ch. 10) is introduced before the research approaches chapters. New appendix on writing a research proposal helpful to doctoral and masters students doing theses. Best used by professors wanting a comprehensive, weighty text.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1289 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8013-2029-3 (9780801320293)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
I. THE NATURE OF RESEARCH.
1. An Introduction to Two Contrasting Research Styles.
2. The Variety of Research Methods.
3. From Findings into Knowledge.
4. The Research Chain of Reasoning.
II. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH SKILLS.
5. Problem Finding.
6. Linking to Past Research: The Literature.
III. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH CONCEPTS.
7. Casual Inference and Internal Validity.
8. Sampling, Representation and External Validity.
9. Other Criteria of Research to be Satisfied.
10. Ethics and Legal Constraints
IV. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END.
11. Overview of Qualitative Research Methods.
12. Fieldwork and Observation.
13. Interviewing.
14. Data Analysis.
15. Drawing Conclusions and Reporting.
V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE/QUANTITATIVE MIDDLE.
16. Survey Research: Questionnaires.
V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END.
17. Descriptive Statistics.
18. Measurement, Testing, and Observation.
19. The Nature and Logic of Inferential Statistics.
20. Experimental Methods and Experimental Design.
21. Meta-analysis Section Seven: Other Research Fields Using Qualitative and/or Quantitative.
22. Historical Research.
23. Evaluation and Action Research Section Eight: The Larger Context of Research.
24. Optimizing Research Effectiveness Through Multiple Methods.
25. The Macrosystem of Educational and Social Science Research.
Appendix: Writing a Research Proposal.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
1. An Introduction to Two Contrasting Research Styles.
2. The Variety of Research Methods.
3. From Findings into Knowledge.
4. The Research Chain of Reasoning.
II. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH SKILLS.
5. Problem Finding.
6. Linking to Past Research: The Literature.
III. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH CONCEPTS.
7. Casual Inference and Internal Validity.
8. Sampling, Representation and External Validity.
9. Other Criteria of Research to be Satisfied.
10. Ethics and Legal Constraints
IV. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END.
11. Overview of Qualitative Research Methods.
12. Fieldwork and Observation.
13. Interviewing.
14. Data Analysis.
15. Drawing Conclusions and Reporting.
V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE/QUANTITATIVE MIDDLE.
16. Survey Research: Questionnaires.
V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END.
17. Descriptive Statistics.
18. Measurement, Testing, and Observation.
19. The Nature and Logic of Inferential Statistics.
20. Experimental Methods and Experimental Design.
21. Meta-analysis Section Seven: Other Research Fields Using Qualitative and/or Quantitative.
22. Historical Research.
23. Evaluation and Action Research Section Eight: The Larger Context of Research.
24. Optimizing Research Effectiveness Through Multiple Methods.
25. The Macrosystem of Educational and Social Science Research.
Appendix: Writing a Research Proposal.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.