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 : Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications (Book alone) (9th Edition) (MyEducationLab Series)

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 370.72
EAN: 9780132338776
Edition: 9
ISBN: 0132338777
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 648
Publication Date: March 29, 2008
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
This market-leading book offers all the skills and procedures readers need to become competent consumers and producers of educational research. It uses a direct, step-by-step approach to the topic, while placing a strong emphasis on evaluation of reader performance. The accessible writing style and light, humorous tone demystify this demanding course. This comprehensive instructional resource encompasses the full spectrum of the field, making it appropriate as a core book for an introductory course in educational research. Includes expanded coverage of qualitative methods and learning to read and evaluate research effectively. Helps readers develop a complete quantitative research study, a qualitative research design, and an action research design. For professionals in the field of educational research.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Educational Research
This is a required textbook for class. It's good because it also gives online help.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Helpful, but expensive.
This book is a pretty good introduction into research methods - I'd recommend it especially to Master's students in the areas of education, library and information science, and maybe public policy/administration.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Textbook
The book was in excellent condition. It was shipped out quickly and I received it about a week before my class started.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An Invaluable guide for educational research.
This is an excellent text for anyone who has to conduct educational research. I had to purchase it as part of my MEd program and haven't regretted it. The information is clear and accessible. The text is enhanced with a plethora of annotated charts, images and tables. Each chapter begins with a beautiful photograph from a famous film with a humorous caption underneath it. Chapter objectives and summaries are included at the start and ending of each chapter. There are exhaustive appendixes ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Thorough explanation of research techniques
This book provides a great overview of basic statistical concepts as well as experimental design. This is one that will stay on my shelves for a resource.







 






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