Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 370.72 EAN: 9780132338776 ISBN: 0132338777 Label: Prentice Hall Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 648 Publication Date: March 29, 2008 Publisher: Prentice Hall Sales Rank: 10869 Studio: Prentice Hall
Book DescriptionThis market-leading book offers all the skills and procedures readers need to become competent consumers and producers of educational research. It uses a direct, step-by-step approach to the topic, while placing a strong emphasis on evaluation of reader performance. The accessible writing style and light, humorous tone demystify this demanding course. This comprehensive instructional resource encompasses the full spectrum of the field, making it appropriate as a core book for an introductory course in educational research. Includes expanded coverage of qualitative methods and learning to read and evaluate research effectively. Helps readers develop a complete quantitative research study, a qualitative research design, and an action research design. For professionals in the field of educational research.
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Rating: - Textbook
The book was in excellent condition. It was shipped out quickly and I received it about a week before my class started.
Rating: - An Invaluable guide for educational research.
This is an excellent text for anyone who has to conduct educational research. I had to purchase it as part of my MEd program and haven't regretted it. The information is clear and accessible. The text is enhanced with a plethora of annotated charts, images and tables. Each chapter begins with a beautiful photograph from a famous film with a humorous caption underneath it. Chapter objectives and summaries are included at the start and ending of each chapter. There are exhaustive appendixes ... Read More
Rating: - Thorough explanation of research techniques
This book provides a great overview of basic statistical concepts as well as experimental design. This is one that will stay on my shelves for a resource.
Rating: - Good choice for education majors - easier to understand
Education majors at the graduate level will appreciate the straight forward approach of this book. Helps to take the "mystery" out of research with a down to earth approach while still getting the important points across to the reader.
Rating: - Average Textbook
This edition has some minor changes from the 6th and 7th edition, mainly just page numbers. If you can find the 6th or 7th edition cheaper, it is vitural the same book
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