Conducting Educational Research: "Guide to Completing a Thesis, Dissertation, or Action Research Project"

Boudah, Daniel Joseph

ISBN 10: 1544351690 / ISBN 13: 9781544351698

Published by SAGE Publications, Inc, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conducting Educational Research: "Guide to Completing a Thesis, Dissertation, or Action Research Project"
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1544351690
• ISBN 13: 9781544351698
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Designed to be used during the research process, Conducting Educational Research: Guide to Completing a Thesis, Dissertation, or Action Research Project, Second Edition walks readers through each step of a research project or thesis, including developing a research question, performing a literature search, developing a research plan, collecting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and sharing the conclusions with others. Throughout the book, Daniel J. Boudah covers all types of research (including experimental, descriptive, qualitative, group designs, and single subject designs) and helps readers link research questions to designs, designs to data sources and data sources to appropriate analyses. Each chapter includes activities and exercises to ensure the researcher is asking the right questions and producing a quality project.

About the Author

Daniel J. Boudah is a Professor in the Department of Special Education, Research & Foundations, and a former departmental Director of Graduate Studies at East Carolina University. Dr. Boudah previously taught general education and special education in public schools. He has been awarded federal and other grants and carried out school-based research in the areas of teacher planning and inquiry, learning strategies, content enhancement, systems change, and collaborative instruction. He has published work in professional journals, textbooks, newsletters, and teacher-training materials. Dr. Boudah has spoken at numerous national, international, and state conferences. He has received awards for excellence from several organizations in the field of education. Dr. Boudah has conducted many professional development, curriculum design, program evaluation, grant and foundation proposal development, and system change activities with public and private schools, as well as public and private agencies, to develop and support services to low-performing and at-risk students. He is a past president of the Council for Learning Disabilities. Dr. Boudah’s continuing professional interests include programs and services for low-performing students and students with disabilities, learning and instructional strategies, dropout prevention, and systems change. Dr. Boudah can be reached at boudahd@ecu.edu