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INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SECOND EDITION
Craig A. Mertler, Arizona State University
The new Second Edition of Introduction to Educational Research expertly guides readers through the steps of the
research methods process to help them plan and compose their fi rst educational research project.
CONTENTS PART I. INITIAL RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS / 1. What Is Educational Research? / 2. Overview of the Educational Research Process /
3. Identifying a Research Problem / 4. Ethics in Educational Research / 5. Reviewing Related Research Literature / PART II. DESIGNING A RESEARCH
STUDY / 6. Qualitative Research Methods / 7. Quantitative Research Methods / 8. Mixed-Methods Research / 9. Action Research / 10. Writing a
Research Proposal / PART III. COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA / 11. Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis / 12. Quantitative Data Collection /
13. Quantitative Data Analysis / PART IV. THE RESEARCH REPORT / 14. Writing a Final Research Report
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-6612-8 • ©2019 • 344 PAGES • • •
RESEARCH METHODS FOR EDUCATION
Gregory J. Privitera, St. Bonaventure University • Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell, The University of North Carolina
at Charlotte
Research Methods for Education covers quantitative and qualitative research methods specifi c to their use in
educational research. This new text uses a problem-focused approach that fully integrates the decision tree and is
written in a conversational, student-friendly writing style.
CONTENTS SECTION I: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY / 1. Introduction to Scientifi c Thinking / 2. Generating Testable Ideas / 3. Research Ethics /
SECTION II: DEFINING AND MEASURING VARIABLES, SELECTING SAMPLES, AND CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE RESEARCH DESIGN / 4. Scientifi c
Variables, Validity, and Reliability / 5. Instrumentation / 6. Sampling from Populations / 7. Choosing a Research Design / SECTION III:
NONEXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS / 8. Naturalistic and Existing Data Research Designs / 9. Survey and Correlational Research Designs
/ 10. Introduction to Qualitative Research / 11. Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Ground Theory Designs / 12. Narrative Inquiry, Case
Study, and Critical Theory Designs / SECTION IV: QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL, EXPERIMENTAL, AND MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH DESIGNS / 13.
Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs / 14. Experimental Designs: Between Subjects, Within Subjects, and Factorial /
15. Mixed-Methods Research Designs / SECTION V: APPLIED RESEARCH DESIGNS / 16. Action Research / 17. Program Evaluation / SECTION
VI: ANALYZING, INTERPRETING, AND COMMUNICATING RESEARCH DATA / 18. Analysis and Interpretation: Exposition of Data / 19. Analysis and
Interpretation: Making Inferences about Data / 20. Analysis and Interpretation: Making Inferences about Qualitative Data / 21. Communicating
Research: Preparing Manuscripts, Posters, and Talks
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-0332-1 • ©2019 • 800 PAGES • • •
UPDATED EDITION OF BEST SELLER
COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: Evaluation and Application
FOURTH EDITION
Rick A. Houser, The University of Alabama
Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application teaches Counseling and Education students
how to be good consumers of research while demonstrating how practitioners conduct research in practice. Author
Rick Houser uses concrete examples from the professional literature to demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and
interpret research articles. With coverage of evidence-based research, qualitative methods, program evaluation, mixed
methods, and ACA ethical guidelines, this engagingly-written text is an invaluable resource to prepare students for
engaging with research and integrating it into their work.
CONTENTS SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS / 1. Science and the Research Process / 2. Ethics and Research By / 3.
Quantitative Research Designs / 4. Qualitative Research Methods / 5. Mixed Methods Research / 6. Single-Case/Single-Subject Research /
7. Basics of Statistical Methods / 8. Basics of Qualitative Research Data Analysis / SECTION II: EVALUATING ARTICLES IN THE PROFESSIONAL
LITERATURE / 9. Evaluating the Literature Review / 10. Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses / 11. Evaluating the Methods Section—
Sampling Methods / 12. Evaluating the Methods Section—Instruments / 13. Evaluating the Methods Section—Procedures / 14. Evaluating the
Results Section / 15. Evaluating the Discussion Section / SECTION III: APPLICATION OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION / 16. Evidence-Based Research
and Application / 17. Conducting Research: Cultural Issues / 18. Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice / 19.
Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research / 20. Advances in the Technology and Research / 21. Current and Future Issues in
Counseling and Educational Research
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5443-0506-6 • MARCH 2019 • 416 PAGES •
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