Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications - Hardcover

Gay, L. R.; Airasian, Peter W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130994634 ISBN 13: 9780130994639

Verlag: Pearson, 2002

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For courses in Research Methods/Educational Research.

This market-leading text offers all the skills and procedures students need to become competent consumers and producers of educational research. It uses a direct, step-by-step approach to the topic, while placing a strong emphasis on evaluation of student performance. The accessible writing style and light, humorous tone demystify this demanding course. This comprehensive instructional resource encompasses the full spectrum of the field, making it appropriate as a core text for an introductory course in educational research.

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This new edition of Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications maintains the strong yet accessible coverage you expect. The reorganized text reflects a more balanced coverage of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Unique features of this revised edition include:

An Approachable Text Your Students Won't Mind Reading―and Will Want to Keep

• The accessible writing style, clear explanations, and humorous tone demystify the research process.
• Eleven cumulative "Tasks" throughout the book provide practice and skill development in doing research, step by step.

Expanded Coverage of Qualitative Research and Action Research

• Chapter 6, "Characteristics of Qualitative Research," is new to this edition.
• Chapter 9, "Action Research," is revised and expanded.

More Than 30 Articles Provided in the Package (Text, Student Study Guide, and Website)

• Articles are accompanied by a variety of pedagogical aids to help students learn to read research.
• Chapter 18, "Evaluation of a Research Report," provides a framework for critiquing research.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0130994634
• ISBN 13: 9780130994639
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 605
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italien