Research Methods in EducationRoutledge, 2007 M05 7 - 656 pages This fully updated sixth edition of the international bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational research at all stages. It is divided into five main parts: the context of educational research; planning educational research; styles of educational research; strategies for data collection and researching; and data analysis. The book also contains references to a comprehensive dedicated website of accompanying materials. The sixth edition includes new material on:
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... sample size Sampling error The representativeness of the sample Reliability in qualitative research Validity and reliability in interviews Validity. The access to the sample The sampling strategy to be used Probability samples Non ...
... Sample size , confidence levels and confidence intervals for random samples 4.2 Distribution of sample means showing the spread of a selection of sample means around the population mean 5.1 Issues of sampling and access in sensitive ...
... sample 24.20 Effect size in analysis of variance 24.21 A 2 × 3 contingency table for chi - square 24.22 A 2 × 5 ... samples t - test 24.42 The paired samples t - test 24.43 Descriptive statistics for analysis of variance 24.44 SPSS ...
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Contents
The context of educational research | |
Planning educational research | |
Planning educational research | |
Sampling | |
Sensitive educational research | |
Validity and reliability | |
Styles of educational research | |
Strategies for data collection and researching | |
Types of questionnaire items | |
Interviews | |
Accounts | |
Observation | |
Tests | |
Personal constructs | |
Roleplaying | |
Historical and documentary research | |
Surveys longitudinal crosssectional and trend studies | |
Internetbased research and computer usage | |
Case studies | |
Ex post facto research | |
Experiments quasiexperiments singlecase research and metaanalysis | |
Action research | |
Data analysis | |
Content analysis and grounded theory | |
Quantitative data analysis | |
Multidimensional measurement and factor analysis | |
Choosing a statistical test | |