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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Donald Ary; Lucy Cheser Jacobs; Asghar Razavieh |
| ISBN: | 9780495601227 0495601225 9780495832522 0495832529 |
| OCLC Number: | 244766623 |
| Notes: | Prev. ed. cataloged under Ary, Donald. |
| Description: | xv, 669 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Part I: FOUNDATIONS: THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH IN EDUCATION -- 1. The Nature of Scientific Inquiry- 2. The Scientific Approach in Education -- Part II: RESEARCH BACKGROUND -- 3. The Research Problem -- 4. Reviewing the Literature -- 5. The Hypothesis -- Part III: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. 6. Descriptive Statistics. 7. Sampling and Inferential Statistics. Part IV: FUNDAMENTALS -- 8. Tools of Research- 9. Validity and Reliability -- Part V: RESEARCH METHODS -- 10. Experimental Research -- 11. Experimental Research Design -- 12. Ex Post Facto Research -- 13. Correlation Research -- 14. Survey Research -- 15. Defining and Designing Qualitative Research -- 16. Types of Qualitative Research -- Part VI: COMMUNICATING RESEARCH -- 17. Analyzing and Reporting Qualitative Research -- 18. Action Research -- 19. Mixed Methods Research -- 20. Guidelines for Writing Research Proposals -- 21. Interpreting and Reporting Results of Quantitative Research. |
| Responsibility: | Donald Ary, Lucy Cheser Jacobs, Asghar Razavieh. |
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Abstract:
Educational search is a vigorous, dynamic enterprise. We are amazed at not only how much more knowledge there is in the field but also how many new ways of seeking knowledge are included. At the same time, there is more technology to focus, simplify, and organize research in education.
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"I would describe the text as being a very good introductory text for beginning graduate students. One that will provide them with a comprehensive coverage of quantitative educational research methods, and an overview introduction to qualitative research methods." Read more...
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