How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education covers each step of the research process and discusses the most widely used research methodologies.  It provides a comprehensive introduction to education research. End-of-chapter worksheets, comprehensive coverage of data analysis, and research tips make the text appropriate for courses that focus on doing research and for those that stress how to understand research. 

PREFACE

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF RESEARCH

PART 2 THE BASICS OF EDUCATION RESEARCH
CHAPTER 2 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
CHAPTER 3 LOCATING AND REVIEWING THE LITERATURE 
CHAPTER 4 ETHICS AND RESEARCH
CHAPTER 5 VARIABLES, HYPOTHESES, AND PROPOSITIONS 
CHAPTER 6 SAMPLING
CHAPTER 7 INSTRUMENTATION
CHAPTER 8 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY
CHAPTER 9 INTERNAL VALIDITY 

PART 3 DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 10 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 
CHAPTER 11 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS 213 
CHAPTER 12 STATISTICS IN PERSPECTIVE 

PART 4 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
CHAPTER 13 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 
CHAPTER 14 SINGLE-SUBJECT RESEARCH 
CHAPTER 15 CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH 
CHAPTER 16 CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE RESEARCH  
CHAPTER 17 SURVEY RESEARCH 

PART 5 INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
CHAPTER 18 THE NATURE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 
CHAPTER 19 OBSERVATION AND INTERVIEWING 
CHAPTER 20 CONTENT ANALYSIS 

PART 6 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
CHAPTER 22 HISTORICAL RESEARCH 

PART 7 MIXED-METHODS STUDIES
CHAPTER 23 MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH 

PART 8 RESEARCH BY PRACTITIONERS
CHAPTER 24 ACTION AND TEACHER RESEARCH 

PART 9 WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND REPORTS
CHAPTER 25 PREPARING RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND REPORTS