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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... laws of probability , a difference that is too large to attribute to chance is called statistically significant . Researchers in education and psychology will sometimes say that their results are statistically significant at the .05 or ...
... laws and uses procedures that parallel the physical sciences . In contrast , the ideo- graphic approach seeks to uncover a particular event in nature or so- ciety . Since its initial formulation the nomothetic - ideographic debate has ...
... methods to account for the effect of variables such as having young children to care for , restrictive insurance policies , or workers ' compensation laws . Focus Groups Focus groups can be viewed as a data Qualitative Methods 173.
Contents
An Introduction to Research | 1 |
Literature Review and Research Problems | 33 |
Experimental and QuasiExperimental Research | 59 |
Copyright | |
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