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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100897896092

ISBN-139780897896092

eBay Product ID (ePID)335076

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

Publication NameConducting Educational Research : a Comparative View

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

SubjectGeneral, Research

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorR. Murray Thomas

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight26 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN98-018506

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"This guide to educational research is well written, easily understood with lots of interesting, practical examples and a checklist following each chapter to help you put your research project into perspective and show what you've done and what you need to do....This book is for anyone beginning a research project and would make a great gift for someone struggling to learn about educational research." Learning Assistance Professional Discussion Group, "This guide to educational research is well written, easily understood with lots of interesting, practical examples and a checklist following each chapter to help you put your research project into perspective and show what you've done and what you need to do....This book is for anyone beginning a research project and would make a great gift for someone struggling to learn about educational research."- Learning Assistance Professional Discussion Group

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal370.72

Table Of ContentPreface Components of Educational Research Choosing What to Study Sources and Aims of Research Topics Specifying the Research Problem Collecting Information--Methods and Instruments Surveying the Professional Literature Approaches to Gathering Data Data Collection Techniques I: Content Analysis, Interviews, and Observations Data Collection Techniques II: Tests and Questionnaires Organizing and Summarizing Information Classifying Data Statistical Analyses and Sampling Tables and Graphs Interpreting the Results Interpreting Content Analyses Interpreting Observations Interpreting Tests, Questionnaires, and Interviews Reporting the Outcomes Where to Publish How to Publish Opportunities Ahead Appendix: Locations of ERIC Specializations Index

SynopsisEmphasizing the comparative aspects of research, this introduction to educational research traces the process through five stages--choosing what to study, including specifying the research problem; collecting information; organizing and summarizing information; interpreting results; and reporting the outcomes. Each of the stages offers diverse options available to researchers for solving the problems of that stage, and a research project checklist at the end of each chapter guides readers in applying the chapter's contents to their own research studies. In much educational discourse, comparative education has referred solely to the study of educational similarities and differences between regions of the world or between two or more nations. This book uses the broader definition of the term to encompass a large body of research including studies focusing on comparisons between local educational systems, schools, classrooms, language groups, religious denominations, genders, social classes, and individual students. Students who are planning research projects as well as staff members of such organizations as ministries of education, school systems, bureaus of educational research, and educational aid agencies will find this volume indispensable.

LC Classification NumberLB1028