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Educational Research
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This book provides educators with an engaging introduction to educational research that places a greater emphasis on which research was conducted. They’ll gain a strong understanding of why certain concepts are important, why certain methods are used, and why certain conclusions are drawn. Springer offers more coverage of research ethics, statistics, and program evaluation than other resources. Research Boxes highlight a research article that makes the connection to the chapter content. Numerous figures and tables are also presented to enhance the material. This approach will help educators apply the right research techniques to meet their needs.
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Dr. Ken Springer is a developmental psychologist.? After receiving his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1990, he served on the faculty of SMU's psychology department before moving to the University's School of Education and Human Development in 2002.?Currently Dr. Springer is part of the school's Department of Teaching and Learning's secondary education program and represents the school on the Faculty Senate.
Dr. Springer is active as a researcher, with more than 60 scientific publications and presentations focusing on how children acquire knowledge about biological phenomena such as kinship and illness.
Dr. Springer's administrative work includes serving as chair of the SMU Institutional Review Board from 2005 to present, and as secretary of the Faculty Senate in 2006 and 2007.
Dr. Springer has served as an expert witness on more than a dozen cases and has been interviewed by various local and national media, including USA Today and National Public Radio.

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Chapter 1: Introduction to educational research

Chapter 2: Research topics

Chapter 3: Research reports

Chapter 4: Ethics and sampling

Chapter 5: Measurement

Chapter 6: Validity and reliability

Chapter 7: Experimental designs

Chapter 8: Single-participant designs

Chapter 9: Non-experimental designs

Chapter 10: Descriptive statistics

Chapter 11: Inferential statistics

Chapter 12: Statistical representation

Chapter 13: Ethnographies and case studies

Chapter 14: Content analysis and historical research

Chapter 15: Mixed-methods designs

Chapter 16: Action research

Chapter 17: Evaluation research

Chapter 18: Research into practice

 

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