Conducting Educational Research

Guide to Completing a Major Project
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4129-7902-3
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 580 g

Designed to be used during the research process, Conducting Educational Research walks readers through each step of a research project or thesis, including developing a research question, performing a literature search, developing a research plan, collecting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and sharing the conclusions with others. Throughout the book, Daniel J. Boudah covers all types of research (including experimental, descriptive, qualitative, group designs, and single subject designs) and helps readers link research questions to designs, designs to data sources, and data sources to appropriate analyses. Key Features: - Technology in Research boxes help readers take advantage of related technologies and online resources - In Their Own Words sections provide tips and suggestions from students who have completed projects - End-of-chapter Your Research Project in Action sections prompt students to apply what they have learned to their current research projects - In-text learning aids, including chapter-opening outlines and objectives and chapter-ending summaries and discussion questions, help readers master the material.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boudah, Daniel Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Research in Education
Conducting Research in Education: Art or Science?
The Current Research to Practice Gap
Examples of Research at the Policy and Classroom Levels
Research Types, Designs, and Methodologies
Putting it All Together
Selected Organizations that Support Research in Education
Summary
Activities
Answers to Activities
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
2. Identifying a Research Problem, Question, and Searching Relevant Literature
Identifying a Research Problem
Identifying a Possible Research Question
The Purposes of a Literature Review
The Process of Conducting a Literature Search
Putting it All Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
3. Understanding Relevant Literature and Writing a Literature Review
Analyzing literature search outcomes
Writing a Literature Review
Revisiting and Revising Research Questions
Putting it All Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
4. Issues in Validity and Trustworthiness
What are Validity, Reliability, and Trustworthiness?
Types of Validity and Their Threats
Reliability
Trustworthiness
Ways to Address Challenges to Trustworthiness
Putting it All Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
5. Designing and conducting experimental research
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental
Questions Point to Designs
Group Designs
Single Subject Designs
Measurement of Dependent Variables
Types of Data
Putting It All Together
Implementing Interventions
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
6. Designing and Conducting Qualitative Research
What is Qualitative Research?
Qualitative Design: The Planning Process
Putting It All Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
7. Designing and Conducting Descriptive Research
Types of Quantitative Descriptive Research
Survey Methods
Conducting Descriptive Research
Accessing Extant Databases
Putting It All Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
8. Creating a Research Proposal
The Purpose of a Research Proposal
Identifying a Problem
Investigating and Identifying Relevant Literature
Identifying a Research Question
Identifying a Research Design and Method
Identifying Research Procedures and Plans
Identifying Potential Analyses
Protection of Human Participants
Pilot Testing
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
9. Analyzing and Interpreting Experimental Research
From Designing and Conducting, to Analyzing and Interpreting Experimental Research
Experimental Data
Selecting a Statistic Consistent with Your Design and Appropriate to Your Data
Interpreting Results of Analyses
Discussing Experimental Results
Statistical Conclusion Validity
Putting it All Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
References
10. Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Research
Data Management
Data Analysis of Words
Putting It All Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Your Research Project in Action
Further Readings
References
11. Analyzing and Interpreting Descriptive Research
From Designing and Conducting, to Analyzing and Interpreting Descriptive Research
Descriptive Data Analysis and Interpretation
Causal Comparative Research
Correlational Research
Putting it All Together
Summary
Discussion Ques

Über Autor(innen)

Boudah, Daniel Joseph
Daniel J. Boudah is a Professor in the Department of Special Education, Research & Foundations, and a former departmental Director of Graduate Studies at East Carolina University. Dr. Boudah previously taught general education and special education in public schools. He has been awarded federal and other grants and carried out school-based research in the areas of teacher planning and inquiry, learning strategies, content enhancement, systems change, and collaborative instruction. He has published work in professional journals, textbooks, newsletters, and teacher-training materials. Dr. Boudah has spoken at numerous national, international, and state conferences. He has received awards for excellence from several organizations in the field of education. Dr. Boudah has conducted many professional development, curriculum design, program evaluation, grant and foundation proposal development, and system change activities with public and private schools, as well as public and private agencies, to develop and support services to low-performing and at-risk students. He is a past president of the Council for Learning Disabilities. Dr. Boudah’s continuing professional interests include programs and services for low-performing students and students with disabilities, learning and instructional strategies, dropout prevention, and systems change. Dr. Boudah can be reached at [e-mail]