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Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (July 30, 2022) © 2023

  • Geoffrey E. Mills Southern Oregon University
  • Adam W. Jordan College of Charleston

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For introduction to research methods courses.

A comprehensive, accessible introduction to educational research

Educational Research uses engaging, straightforward language to introduce the information and skills required to successfully conduct and competently evaluate research. Accessible and thoughtful guides, the authors provide a total instructional system that lays out clear learning targets and supports students as they practice and develop expertise in both doing and reading research.

The 13th Edition features a new chapter on secondary data research and updated content on descriptive and referential statistics, digital research tools and more.

Hallmark features of this title

  • A complete instructional system guides students through the research process, with clear learning outcomes and procedures for evaluating each outcome.
  • Complete research articles are included in each chapter presenting research designs. Students will see how real-life research is conducted using that design. Article annotations help students as they learn to read, understand and evaluate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.
  • Tasks provide step-by-step guidance on the full research process and opportunities to apply learning. Tasks outline how to select a topic, research it, gather and analyze data, and write up results.
  • Digital Research Tools features discuss technology tools and applications that researchers can use to make the process of doing research more efficient and effective.

New and updated features of this title

  • NEW: Chapter 20, Secondary Data Research, reflects the changing educational research landscape significantly impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter guides the researcher through the steps involved in analyzing previously existing data in new ways to answer new research questions and find new trends in data.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 4, Reviewing the Literature, highlights the effects of new and emerging technology on the literature review process. An expanded Digital Research Tools feature covers annotation, brainstorming, citation management, organization, and writing management.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 12, Single-Subject Experimental Research Design, reflects the most recent changes in the field. The example article in this chapter represents current trends in single-subject research.
  • UPDATED: Chapters 18 and 19 on descriptive and inferential statistics have been significantly updated to account for the latest versions of R, Excel, and SPSS software.

The LMS-Compatible Assessment Bank streamlines assessments and grading

  • NEW: Learning outcome quizzes, application exercises and automatically graded chapter tests can be assigned from a packaged file. Questions give students feedback and model responses based on their answers.

Features of Pearson+ eTextbook for the 13th Edition

  • NEW: Podcasts include the authors having conversations with various methodologists in the field, bridging the gap between the theoretical and the practical. Method-specific episodes explore qualitative research, quantitative research, action research, and single-case design.
  • NEW: R files are provided as accompaniments to the R examples found in text. These files allow the reader to download ready-to-go files that can be used alongside the examples as an enrichment exercise.

PART I: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES

  1. Introduction to Educational Research
  2. Ethics in Educational Research
  3. Selecting and Defining a Research Problem
  4. Reviewing the Literature
  5. Preparing and Evaluating a Research Plan
  6. Selecting a Sample
  7. Selecting Measurement Instruments

PART II: RESEARCH DESIGNS

  1. Survey Research
  2. Correlational Research
  3. Causal-Comparative Research
  4. Experimental Research
  5. Single-Subject Experimental Research
  6. Narrative Research
  7. Ethnographic Research
  8. Case Study Research
  9. Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
  10. Action Research

PART III: WORKING WITH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA

  1. Descriptive Statistics
  2. Inferential Statistics
  3. Secondary Data Research
  4. Qualitative Data Collection
  5. Qualitative Research: Data Analysis and Interpretation

PART IV: REPORTING AND CRITIQUING RESEARCH

  1. Preparing a Research Report
  2. Evaluating a Research Report

About our authors

Geoffrey E. Mills moved to the USA in 1986 to undertake doctoral studies at the University of Oregon. After completing his PhD in 1988, Geoff accepted his first teaching position at Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University). After 12 years of teaching, Geoff moved to university administration and served as Dean of the School of Education at Southern Oregon University for 12 years. Geoff returned to teaching and spent 5 years overseeing administrative licensure programs. Geoff is now an Emeritus Professor of Education at Southern Oregon University.

Geoff has traveled extensively and given invited research presentations in Australia, New Zealand, Greenland, United Kingdom, Canada, and many states in the US (including consultancies in the Marshall Islands, Guam, Saipan, Palau, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands). In addition to Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications, Geoff is the author of Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, 6e (2018).

Adam W. Jordan is a native of beautiful Madison County, Georgia. Adam is a former middle and high school teacher with a focus on alternative education. He received his Ph.D. in Education in 2013 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, he is an associate professor of Special Education at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, where his research is focused on well-being in school spaces for teachers and students. In addition to his academic work, Adam co-directs a nonprofit called the All Y'all Social Justice Collective, where he works to support teachers and public education advocates in the Southern United States and Appalachia.

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