Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications (6th Edition)
This market-leading book offers all the skills and procedures students need to become competent consumers and producers of educational research. This comprehensive resource encompasses the full spectrum of the field, making it appropriate as a core text for an introductory course in educational research. It uses a direct, step-by-step approach to the topic.  Data collection. Qualitative data analysis. Action research.  For those interested in Research Methods/Educational Research.