A Cross Section of Educational Research

- This collection of research articles emphasizes topics of interest to classroom teachers. - The 38 research articles illustrate: -survey research -quantitative content analysis -correlational research -true experimental research -quasi-experimental research -pre-experimental research -single-subject research/behavior analysis -causal-comparative research -program evaluation -qualitative research -combined qualitative/quantitative research -meta-analysis - The lines in each article are numbered sequentially, making it easy to refer to specific parts of the article during classroom discussions. - The availability of a single source of research articles is convenient and helps you avoid copyright infringement problems. - Factual Questions at the end of each article allow students to check their comprehension. - Questions for discussion stimulate classroom discussions of research methods. - After answering the questions, students rate the quality of each article using 13 basic criteria. More detailed criteria in the Appendix may also be applied. - Ideal for courses in which the primary goal is to learn how to evaluate research. - Twenty-one different journals are represented in the 38 articles in this collection. Students see the diversity of educational research since the journals vary in their standards for publication. - New to this edition: Thirteen new articles keep this popular research reader up-to-date.