Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Global Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (21 February 2020) © 2021

  • John W. Creswell University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States.

A practical, step-by-step core research text that balances coverage of qualitative, quantitative and combined methods

Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research offers a truly balanced, inclusive, and integrated overview of the processes involved in educational research. This text first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. Direct guidance on reading research is offered throughout the text, and features provide opportunities for practice.
Throughout the 6th Edition, examples are now drawn from a broad range of fields, including program evaluation, multicultural research, counseling, school psychology, and learning and cognition. In addition, enhanced coverage incorporates the latest technology-based strategies and online tools, and more information about single-subject research methods.

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Table of contents

  • 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
  • 2. Identifying a Research Problem
  • 3. Reviewing the Literature
  • 4. Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses
  • 5. Collecting Quantitative Data
  • 6. Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data
  • 7. Collecting Qualitative Data
  • 8. Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
  • 9. Reporting and Evaluating Research
  • 10. Experimental Designs
  • 11. Correlational Designs
  • 12. Survey Designs
  • 13. Grounded Theory Designs
  • 14. Ethnographic Designs
  • 15. Narrative Research Designs
  • 16. Mixed Methods Designs
  • 17. Action Research Designs
  • APPENDIX A: Determine Size Using Sample Size Tables
  • APPENDIX B: Commonly Used Statistics in Educational Research
  • APPENDIX C: Nonnormal Distribution
  • APPENDIX D: Strategies for Defending a Research Proposal
  • Glossary

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