A Cross Section of Educational Research (Paperback)

Lawrence Lyne

ISBN 10: 1884585981 / ISBN 13: 9781884585982

Published by Pyrczak Publishing, Los Angeles, 2012

About this Item

Paperback. This collection of research articles emphasizes topics of interest to classroom teachers. The 38 research articles illustrate: survey researchquantitative content analysiscorrelational researchtrue experimental researchquasi-experimental researchpre-experimental researchsingle-subject research/behavior analysiscausal-comparative researchprogram evaluationqualitative researchcombined qualitative/quantitative researchmeta-analysis The lines in each article are numbered sequentially, making it easy to refer to specific parts of the article during classroom discussions. The availability of a single source of research articles is convenient and helps you avoid copyright infringement problems. Factual Questions at the end of each article allow students to check their comprehension. Questions for discussion stimulate classroom discussions of research methods. After answering the questions, students rate the quality of each article using 13 basic criteria. More detailed criteria in the Appendix may also be applied. Ideal for courses in which the primary goal is to learn how to evaluate research. Twenty-one different journals are represented in the 38 articles in this collection. Students see the diversity of educational research since the journals vary in their standards for publication. New to this edition: Thirteen new articles keep this popular research reader up-to-date. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Cross Section of Educational Research (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pyrczak Publishing, Los Angeles
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1884585981
• ISBN 13: 9781884585982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

• This collection of research articles emphasizes topics of interest to classroom teachers.

• The 38 research articles illustrate:
•survey research

•quantitative content analysis

•correlational research

•true experimental research

•quasi-experimental research

•pre-experimental research

•single-subject research/behavior analysis

•causal-comparative research

•program evaluation

•qualitative research

•combined qualitative/quantitative research

•meta-analysis

• The lines in each article are numbered sequentially, making it easy to refer to specific parts of the article during classroom discussions.

• The availability of a single source of research articles is convenient and helps you avoid copyright infringement problems.

• Factual Questions at the end of each article allow students to check their comprehension.

• Questions for discussion stimulate classroom discussions of research methods.

• After answering the questions, students rate the quality of each article using 13 basic criteria. More detailed criteria in the Appendix may also be applied.

• Ideal for courses in which the primary goal is to learn how to evaluate research.

• Twenty-one different journals are represented in the 38 articles in this collection. Students see the diversity of educational research since the journals vary in their standards for publication.

• New to this edition: Thirteen new articles keep this popular research reader up-to-date.

About the Author

Lawrence Lyne