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Conducting educational research : guide to completing a major project / Daniel J. Boudah

Author:
Boudah, Daniel J.
Published:
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [2011]
Copyright Date:
©2011
Physical Description:
xvi, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents:
Chapter 1. Research in Education -- Conducting Research in Education: Art or Science? -- The Current Research-to-Practice Gap -- Examples of Research at the Policy and Classroom Levels -- Examples At The Classroom Level -- Research Types, Designs, and Methodologies -- Types of Research -- Research Methodologies -- Selected Organizations That Support Research in Education -- Putting It All Together -- Steps In The Research Process -- Summary -- Activity -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Activity Answers -- Chapter 2. Identifying a Research Problem and Question, and Searching Relevant Literature -- Identifying a Research Problem -- What is a Research Problem? -- Where Do You Find A Problem Or Phenomenon to Study? -- Narrowing Or Clarifying Your Problem Focus -- Identifying a Possible Research Question -- What is a Research Question? -- Characteristics And Examples of Good Research Questions -- Writing A Hypothesis -- The Purposes of a Literature Review -- To Help Figure Out What Works -- To Pursue a Topic, Problem, or Question of Professional And/Or Personal Interest -- To Pinpoint An Area of Further Study -- To Provide A Rationale/Background For Study -- To Survey or Analyze Research Methodology -- The Process of Conducting a Literature Search -- Determining Your Focus -- Searching Literature Databases -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 3. Understanding Relevant Literature and Writing a Literature Review -- Analyzing Literature Search Outcomes -- Analyzing The Abstract And Introduction -- Analyzing The Results Section -- Analyzing The Discussion Section -- Analyzing The Method Section -- Writing a Literature Review -- Organizing Your Review Information -- Synthesizing The Literatuer Information -- Writing Your Review -- Revisiting and Revising Research Questions -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- Check Sheet for Understanding Relevant Literature -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 4. Issues in Validity and Reliability -- What Are Validity, Trustworthiness, and Reliability? -- Types of Validity and Their Threats -- Internal Validity -- External Validity -- Construct Validity -- Reliability -- Internal Reliability -- External Reliability -- Trustworthiness -- Credibility Of The Researcher -- Credibility Of Methods And Findings -- Ways to Address Challenges to Trustworthiness -- Putting It All Together -- Possible Responses -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 5. Designing and Conducting Experimental Research -- Experimental and Quasi-Experimental -- Questions Point to Designs -- What Variables Do You Want to Investigate? -- Revisting Validity -- Group Designs -- Posttest Only -- Pretest-Posttest -- Comparison Group -- Factorial -- Time-Series -- Single-Subject Designs -- Measurement of Dependent Variables -- Observations -- Tests and Permanent Records -- Criterion-Referenced Assessment -- Continuous Assessment -- Interviews -- Types of Data -- Nominal Data -- Ordinal Data -- Interval Data -- Ratio Data -- Putting It All Together -- Implementing Interventions -- Consent For Participation -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 6. Designing and Conducting Qualitative Research -- What Is Qualitative Research? -- Qualitative Design: The Planning Process -- Determine a Focus for the Inquiry and Fit of Paradigm -- Determine Instrumentation and the Source of Data -- Data Collection and Recording Procedures -- Determining Successive Phases of the Inquiry -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 7. Designing and Conducting Descriptive Research -- Types of Quantitative Descriptive Research -- Descriptive -- Causal Comparative -- Correlational -- Survey Methods -- Survey Design -- Creating Questions -- Question and Response Formats -- Question Reliability -- Question Validity -- Checking Your Survey Instrument -- Selecting Your Sample -- Conducting Descriptive Research -- Interview -- Researcher Notes -- Nonresponse -- Accessing Extant Databases -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 8. Creating a Research Proposal -- The Purpose of a Research Proposal -- What Is a Research Proposal? -- What Are The Parts of a Research Proposal? -- What Does a Research Proposal Look Like? -- Identifying a Problem -- Investigating and Identifying Relevant Literature -- Identifying a Research Question -- Identifying a Research Design and Method -- What Is Your Purpose and What Are Your Objectives? -- What Varibles Do You Want To Investigate? -- What Data Will You Collect? -- Identifying Research Procedures and Plans -- Who Will Participate in Your Study? -- Where Will The Study Take Place? Where and How Will the Data Be Collected? -- How Will The Intervention Be Implemented? -- What Instruments Need to Be Created Or Acquired? -- When Will the Study Take Place? -- What Will The Study Cost? -- Identifying Potential Analyses -- What Statistics or Qualitative Procedures Will You Use? -- What Is the Expected Outcome or Importance of The Study? -- Protection of Human Participants -- Pilot Testing -- Putting It All Together -- Proposal Format -- A Research Proposal Versus a Grant Application -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 9. Analyzing and Interpreting Experimental Research -- Experimental Data -- Types of Data -- Selecting a Statistic Consistent With Your Design and Appropriate to Your Data -- Interpreting the Results of Analyses -- Data Entry -- Understanding Output From Statistical Analysis -- Reporting Experimental Results -- Data Displays -- Discussing Experimental Results -- Statistical Conclusion Validity -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 10. Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data -- Data Management -- Using Technology -- Organizing Documents -- Data Analysis of Words -- General Techniques for Data Analysis -- Reading Data -- Coding Data -- An Example of the Data Analysis Process -- Using Grounded Theory -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 11. Analyzing and Interpreting Descriptive Research -- Descriptive Data Analysis and Interpretation -- Data Displays -- Causal Comparative Research -- Data Entry -- Selecting a Statistic Consistent With Your Design and Appropriate to Your Data -- Interpreting Results of Analyses -- Discussing Results -- Correlational Research -- Selecting a Statistic Consistent With Your Design and Appropriate To Your Data -- Interpreting Results of Analyses -- Scatter Plot -- Discussing Results -- Putting It All Together -- Sumary -- Discussion Questions -- Your Research Project in Action -- Further Reading -- References -- Literature Examples -- Chapter 12. Writing Research Reports -- Writing for Publication -- Nuts and Bolts -- Sections of a Manuscript -- Getting Your Writing Published -- Instructions for Authors -- Submission and Review Process -- The Ethics -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- References -- Literature Examples -- Appendix A. Organizations That Support Educational Research -- Appendix B. Using Microsoft Excel to Analyze Data.
Summary:
"Designed to be used during the research process, Conducting Educational Research walks readers through each step of a research project or thesis, including developing a research question, performing a literature search, developing a research plan, collecting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and sharing the conclusions with others. Throughout the book, Daniel J. Boudah covers all types of research (including experimental, descriptive, qualitative, group designs, and single subject designs) and helps readers link research questions to designs, designs to data sources, and data sources to appropriate analyses."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN:
9781412979023 (pbk.)
1412979021 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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