Educational research : planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research / John Creswell.

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Main Author: Creswell, John W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill, [2002]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: An overview of educational research
  • 1. An introduction to the process of research
  • 2. Quantitative and qualitative approaches
  • Part II: The steps in the process of research
  • 3. Identifying a research problem
  • 4. Reviewing the literature
  • 5. Specifying a purpose and research questions or hypotheses
  • 6. Collecting quantitative data
  • 7. Collecting Qualitative data
  • 8. Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data
  • 9. Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data
  • 10. Reporting and evaluating research
  • Part III: Research designs
  • 11. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs
  • 12. Correlational designs
  • 13. Survey designs
  • 14. Grounded theory designs
  • 15. Ethnographic designs
  • 16. Narrative research designs
  • 17. Mixed method designs
  • 18. Action research designs
  • Determining size using sample size tables
  • Strategies for defending a research proposal.