Introduction to research in education - 4 0 16; Ary, Donald.;Jacobs, Lucy Cheser,;Sorensen, Christine K.,;Walker, David A.; 5 (Australia : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2014)
1. The nature of scientific inquiry -- 2. Research approaches in education -- 3. The research problem -- 4. Reviewing the literature -- 5. The hypothesis in quantitative research -- 6. Descriptive statistics -- 7. Sampling and inferential statistics -- 8. Tools of research -- 9. Validity and reliability -- 10. Experimental research -- 11. Experimental research designs -- 12. Ex post facto research -- 13. Correlational research -- 14. Survey research -- 15. Defining and designing qualitative research -- 16. Types of qualitative 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.
Previous ed.: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: 2 -- 0; 6; Research. -- Education -- 20; 20; 2