R. Murray Thomas

Conducting Educational Research (eBook, PDF)

A Comparative View

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Produktbeschreibung

Emphasizing the comparative aspects of research, this introduction to educational research traces the process through five stages-choosing what to study, including specifying the research problem; collecting information; organizing and summarizing information; interpreting results; and reporting the outcomes. Each of the stages offers diverse options available to researchers for solving the problems of that stage, and a research project checklist at the end of each chapter guides readers in applying the chapter's contents to their own research studies. In much educational discourse, comparative education has referred solely to the study of educational similarities and differences between regions of the world or between two or more nations. This book uses the broader definition of the term to encompass a large body of research including studies focusing on comparisons between local educational systems, schools, classrooms, language groups, religious denominations, genders, social classes, and individual students. Students who are planning research projects as well as staff members of such organizations as ministries of education, school systems, bureaus of educational research, and educational aid agencies will find this volume indispensable.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313373701
• Artikelnr.: 37835826

Autorenporträt

R. Murray Thomas is professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Components of Educational Research Choosing What to Study Sources
and Aims of Research Topics Specifying the Research Problem Collecting
Information--Methods and Instruments Surveying the Professional Literature
Approaches to Gathering Data Data Collection Techniques I: Content
Analysis, Interviews, and Observations Data Collection Techniques II: Tests
and Questionnaires Organizing and Summarizing Information Classifying Data
Statistical Analyses and Sampling Tables and Graphs Interpreting the
Results Interpreting Content Analyses Interpreting Observations
Interpreting Tests, Questionnaires, and Interviews Reporting the Outcomes
Where to Publish How to Publish Opportunities Ahead Appendix: Locations of
ERIC Specializations Index