Synopsis
This master guide facilitates educational research using both traditional and electronic sources, providing information on how to utilize the Internet and offering statistical tools, research designs, measurement procedures, and software specifically tailored for behavioral research. As with the first edition, this book is designed for the professional as a ready-reference handbook both to refresh the reader's technical memory and to provide new developments in research methodology and sources of information. Distinguishing this second edition is a section on the Internet and chapters on measurements and techniques for exploratory data analysis. Also covered in this BLDescriptions of the latest software for education and the behavioral sciences BLGuidelines for selecting the proper research design BLDescriptions of the characteristics of and uses for various research designs BLSampling techniques BLA summary of major concepts and procedures in classical test theory and Item Response BLTechniques for exploratory data analysis BLInformation on how to get published, lists of journal publishers, and requirements for publication, This book may be used for casual inquiry or for scholarly educational research. Its scope embraces all levels of education, from preschool through graduate school and beyond.
Reviews
Combining elements of DataMap , the Encyclopedia of Associations , the Mental Measurements Yearbook , and various guides to education sources, The Educator's Desk Reference (EDR), like the similarly named Physicians' Desk Reference, is intended to be a one-stop source of educational information. Its six sections include information sources, an author's guide, microcomputer software, standardized tests, research processes, and educational organizations. The first of these adds an innovative "information locator" to the more conventional list of reference sources. Ninety-four major journals are profiled in the second section, with notes for potential contributors. Additional author assistance is given in lengthy lists of book and microcomputer software publishers. Both statistical and nonstatistical packages are described in the software section. Virtually all major standardized tests from achievement to intelligence are covered in the testing section. Research designs, statistical procedures, and sampling techniques are highlighted in research processes. The final section gives lengthy descriptions of 82 educational organizations. An index provides easy subject and title access. Written by a former university vice president, Freed, and two professors of education, Robert K. Hess and Joseph M. Ryan, this outstanding reference source promises a lot and delivers. It should prove useful to a wide audience of professional educators, students, and librarians.
- Brian E. Coutts, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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