Educational research
Subtitle: a guide to the process
By: Norman E. Wallen, Jack R. Fraenkel
Contributors: Fraenkel, Jack R., 1932-
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 548
ISBN-13: 9780805832808
Subjects: Education -- Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Basic Concepts of Educational Research; title: Introduction to Educational Research; title: Empirical Versus Nonempirical Research; title: Basic Versus Applied Research; title: The Research Question; title: Stating a Question; title: Refining the Question; title: Feasibility; title: Clarity; title: Significance; title: Ethics and Research; title: Protecting Participants From Harm; title: Ensuring Confidentiality of Research Data; title: Should Subjects Be Deceived?; title: Variables and Hypotheses; title: Relationships; title: Variables; title: Measured and Categorical Variables; title: Independent and Dependent Variables; title: Extraneous Variables and Constants; title: Hypotheses; title: Advantages and Disadvantages of Stating Questions as Hypotheses; title: Directional Versus Nondirectional Hypotheses; title: Reviewing the Literature; title: Types of References; title: Steps Involved in a Literature Review; title: A Computer Search of the Literature; title: An Example of a Computer Search; title: Researching the World Wide Web; title: Meta-Analysis; title: Try a Literature Review of Your Own; title: Instrumentation; title: The Process of Instrument Development: An Example; title: The Rating Scale; title: Reliability and Validity; title: The Observation Record; title: More About Reliability and Validity; title: Validity; title: Reliability; title: Checking Reliability and Validity; title: More on Instrumentation; title: The Structured Interview Schedule; title: Ability Tests; title: Projective Tests; title: Locating a Suitable Instrument; title: Developing Your Own Instrument; title: Samples and Populations; title: The Process of Selecting a Sample; title: Samples Versus Populations; title: Defining the Population; title: Target Versus Accessible Populations