Ary, Donald creator author. Jacobs, Lucy Cheser author. Sorensen, Christine Knupp author. Walker, David A. author. text bibliography mau 2019 2019 10 ed. Student edition. monographic eng

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xiv, 588 pages : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm Helps students master the basic competencies necessary to understand and evaluate the research of others, and shows them how to plan and conduct original research. This book builds on the text's strengths of teaching students to become more competent consumers and producers of research. 1. The nature of research in education -- 2. The research problem -- 3. Reviewing the literature -- 4. Ethics in educational research -- 5. Measurement -- 6. Validity and reliability -- 7. Descriptive statistics -- 8. Sampling and inferential statistics -- 9. Experimental research -- 10. Experimental research designs -- 11. Ex post facto research -- 12. Correlational research -- 13. Survey Research -- 14. Interpreting and reporting results of quantitative research -- 15. Defining and designing qualitative research -- 16. Types of qualitative research -- 17. Data-collection tools in qualitative research -- 18. Rigor and ethics in qualitative research -- 19. Analyzing and reporting qualitative research -- 20. Action research -- 21. Mixed methods research. Donald Ary, Lucy Cheser Jacobs, Christine K. Sorensen Irvine, David A. Walker. Previous edition: 2014 Includes bibliographical references and index. Education Research LB1028 .Ar796 2019 370.7 9781337566001 1337566004 KUSN 170410 20110708123516.0 eng