Fred L Perry, Joe D Nichols

Understanding Research in Education

Becoming a Discerning Consumer

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covering basic concepts like how to identify and find appropriate research, and then breaking down the anatomy of a standard research report, UnderstandingResearch in Education gives students many of the skills expected from them at the start of Masters programs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781138776418
• ISBN-10: 1138776416
• Artikelnr.: 40547005

Autorenporträt

Fred L. Perry, Jr., professor emeritus at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, currently visiting scholar/researcher at Arizona State University, and an independent contractor with Grand Canyon Education, Inc., Grand Canyon University. Joe D. Nichols taught middle and high school mathematics for 15 years and is now a professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Fundamentals for Discerning Consumers. 1. Understanding the Nature
of Research. 2. How to Locate Research. Part II: The Major Components of
Published Research. 3. Understanding the Framework of a Primary Research
Article. 4. Understanding Where Data Come From: The Sample. 5.
Understanding Research Designs. 6. Understanding Data Gathering. 7.
Understanding Research Results. 8. Discerning Discussions and Conclusions:
Completing the Picture. Appendix A: Constructing a Literature Review.
Appendix B: Going to the Next Level of Statistics.