Understanding and Evaluating Educational Research

By Jon F. Wergin and James H. McMillan

Book Overview

For courses in Research Methods in Education. Understanding and Evaluating Research, third edition, is a supplemental textbook appropriate for all courses in educational research. A reader, this text contains quantitative and qualitative educational research articles from a variety of professional journals. With each article is a sample article analysis and exercises that help students become better consumers of research. The third edition is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of a new chapter on "Mixed Method Designs" and two mixed-method studies, revised and expanded discussion of qualitative methods, more emphasis given to randomized designs, revision of research typology, and features eight new articles.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135016789
• ISBN13: 9780135016787
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.7"