CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Designed to help students become intelligent consumers of educational research, the fifth edition of this text introduces basic research principles to those who may later use research in their work. The author utilizes aids to facilitate student learning, including chapter concept maps, study questions, a book website, and more than 90 examples from published articles, including 9 full-length articles. New features in this edition include the following: Completely revised Chapter 3, Locating and Reviewing Related Literature, consistent with new features of ERIC and online searching, Revised Chapter 1, which now discusses the nature of research consistent with Scientific Research in Education, New chapter on mixed-method and action research, Expanded treatment of qualitative data analysis in response to instructor's needs, More detail about research ethics, Examples and excerpts from published articles representing more than 50 different journals to illustrate the range of current thinking, A new Exercise Manual-available to be packaged with the text at no extra cost-developed to provide more application exercises for students. Book jacket.

Educational Research : Fundamentals for the Consumer, Used [Hardcover]