TY - BOOK AU - AU - Ary, Donald.;Jacobs, Lucy Cheser,;Sorensen, Christine K.,;Walker, David A., ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 9781133596745 (hardback);978-1-133-93961-0 (paperback) SN - 2 PY - 2014///];©201446 CY - Australia PB - Wadsworth, Cengage Learning KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Research KW - Education N1 - Previous ed.: 2010; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; 5 ER -