Items related to Understanding and Evaluating Educational Research:...
Synopsis
For courses in Research Methods in Education.
Understanding and Evaluating Research, third edition, is a supplemental textbook appropriate for all courses in educational research. A reader, this text contains quantitative and qualitative educational research articles from a variety of professional journals. With each article is a sample article analysis and exercises that help students become better consumers of research. The third edition is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of a new chapter on “Mixed Method Designs” and two mixed-method studies, revised and expanded discussion of qualitative methods, more emphasis given to randomized designs, revision of research typology, and features eight new articles.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover
For courses in Research Methods in Education.
Understanding and Evaluating Research, fourth edition, is a market leading textbook appropriate for all courses in educational research. A reader, this text contains quantitative and qualitative educational research articles from a variety of professional journals. With each article is a sample article analysis and exercises that help students become better consumers of research. The fourth edition is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of new articles, advance organizers, annotations to explain different sections, revised discussion of research typology, and an appendix with answer to evaluation criteria questions. Those features together with the two mixed-method studies, revised and expanded discussion of qualitative methods, more emphasis given to randomized designs, revision of research typology, and updated articles make this a must have book for understanding and evaluating research.
Readers gain useful insight on how to classify research studies, and present criteria by which all educational research should be judged.
Includes characteristics of mixed-method designs and the criteria for how this type of research should be evaluated.
Selected articles have been published within the past five years, representing a diverse range of topics found in education (e.g., educational administration, counseling, special education, curriculum, adult education, early childhood education).
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPearson
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0135106737
- ISBN 13 9780135106730
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number4
- Number of pages216
- Rating
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantCan't find the book you're looking for? We'll keep searching for you. If one of our booksellers adds it to AbeBooks, we'll let you know!
Create a Want
