Fundamentals of Educational Research [Paperback]

Fundamentals of Educational Research succeeds in cutting through the complexities of research to give the novice reader a sound basis to define, develop, and conduct study, while providing insights for even the accomplished reader.
This best-selling book is of value to all social researchers, but in particular to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers employed in private industry, management and government agencies. Anderson discusses the research process and offers a wealth of information on how to define a research problem, plan a study, develop a research framework, collect the data, analyse it and write it into a credible paper or thesis. He has captured the essential components of the research process in a book that balances the quantitative and qualitative perspectives through both the academic and consulting research traditions.Cuts through the complexities of educational research to give the novice reader a sound basis to define, develop, and conduct study, while providing insights for even the accomplished reader.Part I: - Introduction to Educational Research 1. The Nature of Educational Research 2. Research Ethics 3. The Research Process 4. Defining a Research Problem 5. Research Information 6. Research Frameworks 7. Scholarly Communication 8. Review of the Literature Part II - Types of Research 9. Introduction to Types of Research 10. Historical Research 11. Descriptive Research 12. Correlational Research 13. Qualitative Research 14. Evaluative Research 15. Case Study Part III - Data Collection 16. Data Collection 17. Questionnaires 18. Inquiry Protocol 19. Successful Interviews 20. Focus GroupsGarry Anderson, Nancy ArsenaultUS? G.Anderson 1998