Educational research
Subtitle: fundamentals for the consumer
By: James H. McMillan.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780205508303; 9780205524112
Subjects: Education -- Research
Other titles: Self-Sustaining Programs Collection.
Description: "Designed to help students become intelligent consumers of educational research, the fifth edition of this text introduces basic research principles to those who may later use research in their work. The author utilizes aids to facilitate student learning, including chapter concept maps, study questions, a book website, and more than 90 examples from published articles, including 9 full-length articles."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-396) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction to research in education; title: Research problems, variables, and hypotheses; title: Locating and reviewing related literature; title: Using the Internet for educational research; title: participants, subjects, and sampling; title: Foundations of educational measurement; title: Types of educational measures; title: Nonexperimental quantitative research designs; title: Experimental research designs; title: Understanding statistical inferences; title: Qualitative research designs and analysis; title: Mixed-method and action research; title: Discussions and conclusions; title: The intelligent consumer: putting it all together.