Robert Burke Johnson & Larry B. Christensen 
Educational Research [EPUB ebook] 
Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches

Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches by R. Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to research methods for undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, including how to read and critically evaluate published research and how to write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own. The
Eighth Edition maintains the features that made this book a best-seller, including attention-grabbing chapter-opening vignettes, lively examples that engage student interest, a conversational and friendly writing style, and more. Fully updated for the Seventh Edition of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, this new edition includes expanded information on research ethics and IRBs, expanded and more current information on sampling and causation across research designs, and the latest thinking on mixed methods research. Designed to make learning about research methods enjoyable without sacrificing the necessary rigor, this highly readable text transforms readers into critical consumers and users of research.

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Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction to Educational Research

Chapter 2: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research

Chapter 3: Action Research for Lifelong Learning

Part II: Planning the Research Study

Chapter 4: How to Critically Review the Literature and Develop Good Research Questions

Chapter 5: How to Write a Research Proposal

Chapter 6: Research Ethics

Part III: Foundations of Research

Chapter 7: Standardized Measurement and Assessment

Chapter 8: Methods of Data Collection in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research

Chapter 9: How to Construct a Questionnaire

Chapter 10: Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research

Chapter 11: Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research

Part IV: Selecting a Research Method

Section A. Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches

Chapter 12: Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs

Chapter 13: Experimental Research: Quasi and Single-Case Designs

Chapter 14: Nonexperimental Quantitative Research

Section B. Qualitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches

Chapter 15: Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research by D. Jean Clandinin and R. Burke Johnson

Chapter 16: Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory

Section C. Mixed Methods Research: Many Approaches

Chapter 17: Mixed Methods Research

Part V: Analyzing the Data

Chapter 18: Descriptive Statistics

Chapter 19: Inferential Statistics

Chapter 20: Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research

Part VI: Writing the Research Report

Chapter 21: How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines

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Larry Christensen (Ph D University of Southern Mississippi) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of South Alabama. Larry is the author of several successful textbooks and has published more than 60 journal articles.