Table Of ContentPart I: Introduction1. Introduction to Educational Research2. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research3. Action Research for Lifelong LearningPart II: Planning the Research Study4. How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions5. How to Write a Research Proposal6. Research EthicsPart III: Foundations of Research7. Standardized Measurement and Assessment8. How to Construct a Questionnaire9. Methods of Data Collection10. Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research11. Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed ResearchPart IV: Selecting a Research MethodSection A: Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches12. Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs13. Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs14. Nonexperimental Quantitative ResearchSection B: Qualitative Research Methods: Six Major Approaches15. Narrative, Phenomenology, and Case Study by D. Jean Clandinin and Burke Johnson16. Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory17. Historical ResearchSection C: Mixed Methods Research: Many Possibilities18. Mixed ResearchPart V: Analyzing the Data19. Descriptive Statistics20. Inferential Statistics21. Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed ResearchPart VI: Writing the Research Report22. How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines
SynopsisNew edition of this bestselling comprehensive introductory text that will help readers understand the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields., Assuming no prior knowledge, Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches, Fifth Edition, by Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen, gives upper-level undergraduate and graduate students an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies--including qualitative, quantitative, and action research, as well as mixed methods inquiry--used in education and related fields. The authors expertly teach students how to: read and critically evaluate published research; write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own; and ultimately write up their results in a research report using APA style., Educational Researchis a best-selling comprehensive introductory research methods textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. It helps students develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, as well as the ability to read and critically evaluate published research. It also develops their skills in: Writing a proposal Constructing a questionnaire Conducting an empirical research study on their own. Maintaining its conversational and accessible writing style, this Fifth Edition includes several new chapters: Action Research for Lifelong Learning, which helps to set the stage for the rest of the coverage in the book Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research, and Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory, providing expanded guidance on selecting a research method.