Research Methods in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative and Qualitative ApproachesDonna M Mertens not only covers two standard paradigms (postpositivist and interpretive/constructivist) but also explores the new emancipatory paradigm that is inclusive of the perspectives of feminists, ethnic/racial minorities and persons with disabilities. In each chapter, Donna M Mertens carefully explains a step of the research process through the literature review, research method and analysis to reporting the research. Each chapter opens with examples and lists of topics to consider; contains sample studies to illustrate key ideas; has sequence steps to guide one through the research process; and has a question and answer section to elicit further reflection on the material covered. |
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... means that the influence of the researcher's judgment is minimized . Confirmability means that the data and their interpretation are not figments of the researcher's imagination . Qualitative data can be tracked to its source , and the ...
... means to compare an experimental and control group , the effect size is defined as the distance between the two group means in terms of their common standard deviation ( Cooper , 1989 ) . Thus , an effect size of .5 means that the two ...
... mean or average for the other group ( e.g. , control group ) , and s is the within - group standard deviation ( measure of variability within groups ) . Thus , an effect size of .5 means that the two means are separated by half a ...
Contents
An Introduction to Research | 1 |
Literature Review and Research Problems | 33 |
Experimental and QuasiExperimental Research | 59 |
Copyright | |
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