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PublisherAllyn & Bacon, Incorporated

ISBN-100801320291

ISBN-139780801320293

eBay Product ID (ePID)781591

Product Key Features

Number of Pages742 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMethods of Educational and Social Science Research : an Integrated Approach

SubjectResearch

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Education

AuthorDavid R. Krathwohl

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight45.5 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width7.6 in

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Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN97-020165

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal300/.72

Table Of ContentI. THE NATURE OF RESEARCH. 1. An Introduction to Two Contrasting Research Styles. 2. The Variety of Research Methods. 3. From Findings into Knowledge. 4. The Research Chain of Reasoning. II. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH SKILLS. 5. Problem Finding. 6. Linking to Past Research: The Literature. III. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH CONCEPTS. 7. Casual Inference and Internal Validity. 8. Sampling, Representation and External Validity. 9. Other Criteria of Research to be Satisfied. 10. Ethics and Legal Constraints IV. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END. 11. Overview of Qualitative Research Methods. 12. Fieldwork and Observation. 13. Interviewing. 14. Data Analysis. 15. Drawing Conclusions and Reporting. V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE/QUANTITATIVE MIDDLE. 16. Survey Research: Questionnaires. V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END. 17. Descriptive Statistics. 18. Measurement, Testing, and Observation. 19. The Nature and Logic of Inferential Statistics. 20. Experimental Methods and Experimental Design. 21. Meta-analysis Section Seven: Other Research Fields Using Qualitative and/or Quantitative. 22. Historical Research. 23. Evaluation and Action Research Section Eight: The Larger Context of Research. 24. Optimizing Research Effectiveness Through Multiple Methods. 25. The Macrosystem of Educational and Social Science Research. Appendix: Writing a Research Proposal. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

SynopsisDesigned to better serve master's level students while meeting needs of doctoral level students in educational research methods, this text provides a comprehensive framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating studies. The only text of its kind to be modeled around the concept of "how research becomes accepted as knowledge," it offers substantial treatment of research by practitioners (Ch. 23). The Qualitative End (expanded from 5 chapters to Sec. 4); The Qualitative/Quantitative Middle (represented by survey research - Sec. 5); and The Quantitative End (Section 6) help readers realize that they are not confined to either one or the other, but may choose from, merge, and creatively adapt them. In the new edition, the discussion of meta-analysis has been expanded to chapter length (Ch. 21) and the ethics coverage (Ch. 10) is introduced before the research approaches chapters. New appendix on writing a research proposal helpful to doctoral and masters students doing theses. Best used by professors wanting a comprehensive, weighty text.

LC Classification NumberH62.K6793 1997