Introduction to research methods
By: Burns, Robert B
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BookPublisher: Frenchs Forest : Pearson Education, c2000.Edition: 4th ed.Description: ix, 613 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0733909124 :; 9780733909122Subject(s): Education -- ResearchDDC classification: 370.78 BU IN | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 370.721 CR ED Educational research : planning, conducting and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research / | 370.721 LI QU Qualitative research in education : a user's guide | 370.78 BE DO Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers / | 370.78 BU IN Introduction to research methods | 370.78 CR FU Fundamentals of educational research | 370.78 ST AR The art of case study research / | 371.30281 LE WR Writing research papers : |
Includes index.
Pt. 1. General Orientation. 1. Contrasting perspectives. 2. Ethics of research. 3. Selecting a research topic and reviewing the literature
Pt. 2. Quantitative Methods. 4. Descriptive statistics. 5. Normal distribution and statistical significance. 6. Sampling and standard error of the mean. 7. Hypothesis formation and testing. 8. Levels of measurement. 9. Variables. 10. Research design and the control of error. 11. Choosing statistical tests. 12. Power and effect size. 13. Testing hypotheses of difference I: Independent groups design. 14. Testing hypotheses of difference II: Paired groups design. 15. Testing hypotheses of relationship I: Chi square. 16. Testing hypotheses of relationship II: Correlation. 17. Other correlation techniques. 18. Predication and simple linear regression. 19. Analysis of variance (ANOVA). 20. Reliability and validity. 21. Meta-analysis. 22. The experimental research report
Pt. 3. Qualitative Methods. 23. Ethnographic research. 24. Unstructured interviewing. 25. Action-research. 26. Case studies. 27. Historical research. 28. The qualitative research report
Pt. 4. Survey Methods. 29. Attitude surveys. 30. Structured interview and questionnaire surveys.
The book provides a basic understanding of the main techniques and concepts of quantitative and qualitative research using simple examples and practice exercises. It includes information on ethics of research and guidelines for writing up research reports.