Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative ResearchFor Introduction to Educational Research courses. The only introduction to offer balanced, inclusive, integrated treatment of educational research, this text comprehensively addresses both quantitative and qualitative approaches, with the goal of starting students on the path to doing their own research as well as evaluating the research of others. After an overview of the nature of educational research, eight chapters explore specific steps in the research processfrom identifying a problem through reporting one's findings. Coverage closes with eight research design chaptersexperimental, correlational, survey, grounded theory, ethnography, narrative, mixed methods, and action research. |
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... central phenomenon - a concept we discuss later in this chapter . ▸ In quantitative research , researchers often test theories , broad explanations that predict the results from relating ... Central Phenomenon in Qualitative Research 133.
... Central Phenomenon Quantitative Explaining or Predicting Variables X Y The independent variable ( X ) influences a dependent variable ( Y ) Qualitative Understanding or Exploring a Central Phenomenon о Y In - depth understanding of Y ...
... central question and subquestions . The Central Question The central ... phenomenon you plan to explore . ‣ Identify the participants in the study ... central question when you include both a purpose statement and a central question in a ...
Contents
An Introduction to Educational Research | 1 |
Several Problems with Research Today | 7 |
Applying the Research Process to Actual Studies | 14 |
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Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and ... John W. Creswell No preview available - 2005 |