Educational research : an introduction / Meredith D. Gall, Joyce P. Gall, Walter R. Borg.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, c2007.Edition: 8th edDescription: xxxi, 672 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780205488490
- 9780205503452 (pbk.)
- 9780205488490
- 370.72
- LB1028 .B6 2007
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Originally published: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2003. 7th ed.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nature of educational research -- Planning a research study: Developing a research proposal; Ethical, legal, and human relations issues in educational research; Reviewing the literature -- Research methods: Statistical techniques; Selecting a sample; Collecting research data with tests and self-report measures; Collecting research data with questionnaires and interviews; Collecting research data through observation and content analysis -- Quantitative research design: Nonexperimental research, descriptive and causal-comparative designs; Nonexperimental research, correlational designs; Experimental research, designs -- Approaches to qualitative research: Case study research; Qualitative research traditions; Historical research -- Applications of research: Evaluation research; Action research.
[An] introduction to the major research methods and types of data analysis used today, this text provides in-depth coverage of all facets of research, from the epistemology of scientific inquiry to research design, data collection, analysis, and reporting of the completed study. This [book] includes ... coverage of qualitative research methods, extensive coverage of computer-based resources [and] current policies concerning protection of human subjects ...-Back cover.