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Visit sagepub.com to explore our complete catalog and for table of contents information. 17 TEXTBOOKS RESEARCH METHODS AND METHODOLOGIES IN EDUCATION James Arthur, Birmingham University • Michael Waring, University of Loughborough • Robert Coe, University of Durham • Larry V. Hedges, Northwestern University Using a variety of methodological approaches and research techniques in education, this book provides students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills which they need to carry out independent research. The editors bring together an array of international contributors, all of whom identify key research methodologies, data collection tools and analysis methods, and focus on the direct comparisons between them. CONTENTS PART I: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS AND METHODOLOGIES IN EDUCATION / How this Book Can Help You / The Nature of Educational Research - Exploring the Different Understandings of Educational Research / Finding Your Theoretical Position / PART II: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH / Design of Empirical Research / Planning Your Research / Conducting Your Research / Research Impact and Dissemination / PART III: KEY METHODS / Dimension 1 - Research Designs / Action Research / Naturalistic Research / Ethnographic and Representational Styles / Grounded Theory / Visual Methodologies / Case Study Research / Issues of Truth and Justice / Surveys and Longitudinal Research / Statistical and Correlational Techniques / Secondary Data / Impact Evaluation / Interventions: Experiments / A Systematic Review / Mixed Methods / Philosophical Research / Dimension 2 - Data Collection Tools / Observation-based Research / In-depth Interviews / Techniques to Assist with Interviewing / Focus Groups and Group Interviews / Internet-based Methods / Doing Blog Research / Documentary Methods / Systematic Reviews / Questionnaires / Measurement and Validity / Dimension 3 - Analysis Methods / Software and Qualitative Data Analysis / Statistical Analysis Tools / Discourse Analysis / Media Analysis / Visual Methodologies and Social Change / Grounded Theory / Ethnography as Epistemology / Biographical Research Methods / Statistical Hypothesis Tests / Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) / Multiple Linear Regression / Multilevel Analysis / Effect Size / Meta-analysis PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-0-8570-2039-0 • ©2012 • 456 PAGES • SAGE RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION Joseph Check, University of Massachusetts Boston • Russell K. Schutt, University of Massachusetts Boston This lively and innovative text introduces research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating questions about the educational world. It helps students connect technique and substance, appreciate the value of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and make ethical research decisions. It weaves actual research "stories" into the presentation of research topics, and it emphasizes validity, authenticity, and practical significance as overarching research goals. The text's tripartite conceptual framework honors traditional quantitative approaches while reflecting the growing popularity of qualitative studies, mixed method designs, and school-based techniques. This approach provides a comprehensive, conceptually unified, and well-written introduction to the exciting but complex field of educational research. CONTENTS PART I: Foundations of Research / 1. Science, Schooling, and Educational Research / 2. The Process and Problems of Educational Research / 3. Ethics in Research / 4. Conceptualization and Measurement / 5. Sampling / PART II: Research Design and Data Collection / 6. Causation and Research Design / 7. Evaluation Research / 8. Survey Research / 9. Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, Listening / 10. Single-Subject Design / 11. Mixing and Comparing Methods and Studies / 12. Teacher Research and Action Research / PART III: Analyzing and Reporting Data / 13. Quantitative Data Analysis / 14. Qualitative Data Analysis / 15. Proposing and Reporting Research PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-4009-2 • ©2012 • 440 PAGES • • • SAGE INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: A Critical Thinking Approach SECOND EDITION W. Newton Suter, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Engaging, informative, and nontechnical, this text enables students to think clearly and critically about the process of research and illustrates how easily research can be misinterpreted. The author empowers educators and makes research truly accessible by equipping readers with the reasoning and thinking skills needed to understand and critically evaluate empirical studies across all areas of education. Students are guided through the stages of the research process: thinking about research, formulating hypotheses, selecting appropriate research designs, collecting and analyzing statistical and qualitative data, and completing research analyses and critiques. As a result, students will better understand research as an integrated process, as well as show how and why researchers think like they do. CONTENTS PART I: Foundations / 1. Educators as Critical Thinkers / 2. Thinking About Research / 3. Diversity of Educational Research / PART II: Research as Process / 4. The Research Problem / 5. Research Language / 6. Theory and Practice / PART III: Data Collection / 7. Research Bias and Control / 8. Sampling in Research / 9. Measurement in Research / PART IV: Design and Analysis / 10. Common Experimental Research Designs / 11. Common Non-Intervention Research Designs / 12. Qualitative Data, Analysis, and Design / 13. Statistical Data Analysis / PART V: Consumer to Producer / 14. Research Analysis and Critique / 15. Writing Research Proposals PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4129-9573-3 • ©2012 • 528 PAGES • • • SAGE A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DOING YOUR EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT Mike Lambert, University of Wolverhampton Based on the author's many years of experience working with undergraduate and graduate students, this book is a basic guide to doing a research project in education. Step-by-step advice is presented in a clear way, and chapters take the reader through the entire process, from planning and doing research, to writing it up. Each stage is covered, with detailed help on choosing a topic, drawing up research questions, doing the literature review, choosing and designing research methods, the ethics of doing research, analyzing data, and collating and presenting findings. CONTENTS Research: Important or Just Interesting? / Research and You / Education: A Research-Based Profession? / Why This Book? / Structures and Contents / Features / Time to Start / PART ONE: LEARNING ABOUT RESEARCH / Research, 'Paradigms' and Ethics / The Process of Doing Research / Learning from Other Research / PART TWO: DOING RESEARCH / Choosing Your Topic / Research Questions / Literature Review / Choosing Your Methods / Designing Research Instruments / Validity, Reliability and Ethical Approval / Carrying Out Your Investigation / PART THREE: ANALYZING AND WRITING UP / Analyzing Data and Producing Your Findings / Writing Up Your Project PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-0-8570-2981-2 • ©2012 • 248 PAGES • SAGE