Applying Educational Research: How to Read, Do, and Use Research to Solve Problems of Practice

PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Using Research Evidence to Improve Educational Practice Chapter 2 Doing Your Own Research: From Proposal to Final Report PART II: APPLYING EXISTING RESEARCH STUDIES TO PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE Chapter 3 Conducting and Writing Your Own Literature Review Chapter 4 Using Search Engines in a Literature Review Chapter 5 Making Use of Available Literature Reviews PART III: USING QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY TO STUDY PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE Chapter 6 Analyzing and Evaluating Reports of Quantitative Research Studies Chapter 7 Using Descriptive Statistics to Study Problems of Practice Chapter 8 The Practical Significance of Statistical Results Chapter 9 Tests of Statistical Significance Chapter 10 Descriptive Research Chapter 11 Group-Comparison Research Chapter 12 Correlational Research Chapter 13 Experimental Research PART IV: USING QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY TO STUDY PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE Chapter 14 Case Study Research Chapter 15 Narrative Research Chapter 16 Ethnographic and Critical Ethnographic Research PART V: USING OTHER METHODOLOGIES TO STUDY PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE Chapter 17 Action Research SELF-CHECK TEST ANSWERS APPENDICES 1. Guide for Outlining a Quantitative or Qualitative Research Proposal 2. Questions To Ask Yourself When Evaluating a Report of a Quantitative Study 3. Questions to Ask Yourself When Evaluating a Report of a Qualitative Study 4. Design-Specific Questions to Ask Yourself When Evaluating a Research Report