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Research methods in education

Author: Louis Cohen; Lawrence Manion; Keith Morrison
Publisher: London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 5th edView all editions and formats
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"This completely rewritten and updated fifth edition of Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational researchers. It continues to be the standard text for students undertaking educational research whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level." "This text provides both the theory that underpins research methodology and very practical guidelines for conducting  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Louis Cohen; Lawrence Manion; Keith Morrison
ISBN: 0415195411 9780415195416
OCLC Number: 42980192
Description: xvi, 446 p. ; ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The context of educational research --
The nature of inquiry --
Planning educational research --
The ethics of educational and social research --
Research design issues: planning research --
Sampling --
Validity and reliability --
Styles of educational research --
Naturalistic and ethnographic research --
Historical research --
Surveys, longitudinal, cross-sectional and trend studies --
Case studies --
Correlational research --
Ex post facto research --
Experiments, quasi-experiments and single-case research --
Action research --
Strategies for data collection and researching --
Questionnaires --
Interviews --
Accounts --
Observation --
Tests --
Personal constructs --
Multi-dimensional measurement --
Role playing --
Recent developments in educational research --
Recent developments.
Responsibility: Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, and Keith Morrison.
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"This completely rewritten and updated fifth edition of Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational researchers. It continues to be the standard text for students undertaking educational research whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level." "This text provides both the theory that underpins research methodology and very practical guidelines for conducting educational research. It is essential reading for both the professional researcher and the consumer of research - the teacher, educational administrator, adviser, and all those concerned with educational research and practice."--BOOK JACKET.

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