Research Methods for Education
- Gregory J. Privitera - St. Bonaventure University
- Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell - The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Educational Research Methods
With a conversational, student-friendly writing style, and examples from a wide variety of education-related fields, the authors show how methods and statistics work together and enable the testing of hypotheses through use of the scientific method. Students will become informed consumers of research with the ability to understand a research article, judge its quality and apply the methods in action research to inform educational practice.
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“A great text to highlight the applied nature of research methods in education.”
“Outstanding, clear, easy to read, and user-friendly for students. The activities and review questions provide very good reinforcement of the content. Students will love this text and it will make the course fun to teach.”
“This text is very readable and accessible to nearly every student, and filled with clear, direct explanations of all the basic terminology of educational research. It also provides excellent examples to illustrate the application of the contents of the course to actual research situations in education.”
“The book is highly understandable with clear definitions and examples of concepts and how to conduct components of various types of educational research. The pedagogical features allow students to learn the materials in an effective manner. [It is] a very user-friendly text for students who might be intimidated by having to take a research course.”
“The text is very well organized and conveys information in an easily understandable manner with examples that are related to experiences that students can identify with.”
“…thorough and easy to understand, I think students will respond well to this text.”
“[This] book is excellent for educational research. The simplicity with which the book is written is phenomenal and it makes the book easy to read and understand. It will appeal to instructors, students and individuals interested in educational research. The features and activities in the book will definitely improve student learning engagement.”
“Research Methods for Education is an excellent textbook that covers information on educational research design including qualitative, quantitative, and action research in education. It provides great information which is easy to understand for students to learn and instructors to teach. The text is writing in a non-technical way for better comprehension and understanding by students. The authors present great Learning Checks for students to complete self-checks of the understanding of materials as well as good review questions and learning activities.”
“[This text is] the most detailed and the well-organized textbook for the research study especially for the beginners.”
“[Privitera and Ahlgrim-Delzell’s] text is highly useful, accessible, and thorough in its descriptions of research procedures. The project-based approach makes it practical for classroom use while retaining its scholastic legitimacy.”
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 7 Choosing a Research Design
Chapter 13 Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs
