Research in Education: A Conceptual Introduction

I. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 1. Introduction to the Field of Educational Research. 2. Research Designs, Data Collection Techniques, and Research Reports. 3. Research Problems: Statements, Questions, and Hypotheses. 4. Literature Review. II. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS. 5. Introduction to Designing Quantitative Research. 6. Descriptive Statistics. 7. Data Collection Techniques. 8. Nonexperimental Research Designs. 9. Experimental and Single-Subject Research Designs. 10. Inferential Statistics. III. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS AND METHODS. 11. Introduction to Designing Qualitative Research. 12. Ethnographic Research. 13. Analytical Research: Historical and Legal Studies. 14. Qualitative Data Analysis. IV. EVALUATION AND POLICY RESEARCH DESIGNS AND METHODS. 15. Evaluation Research and Policy Analysis. V. COMMUNICATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. 16. Guidelines for Research Proposals.