Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications

by Geoffrey E. Mills

A comprehensive, accessible introduction to educational research
Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications uses engaging, straightforward language to introduce students to the information and skills required to successfully conduct research and to competently evaluate research. Long known for their clear and at times humorous writing, the authors are accessible and thoughtful guides for readers who are being introduced for the first time to a field that many of them might find initially intimidating. The text provides a total instructional system that lays out clear learning targets and then supports students as they practice and develop expertise in both doing and reading research.
The 12th Edition includes a new, separate chapter on ethics, expands its coverage of single-subject research, covers the latest digital strategies and tools for doing research, and introduces students to the open source statistics software R.
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Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Research, Grad School, Textbooks, Psychology, Reference

720 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Shana Elbrecht · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an amazingly helpful book as I wrote my literature review and crafted the frame for my thesis. It is so practical and organized, and I like how the mentor texts it presents are both strong and weak models. It is clear-cut and straightforward: everything I like in a nonfiction text.

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is another book I had for my educational research program during my MST program.

[Carly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm just glad it's over.

I'll never understand why I had to read a book about how to do educational research (ie, write a thesis)...when my program does not require that I do so.

Sigh. Only 5 more chapters, and I could count as fully read. Not worth it.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually enjoyed using this book to help me to complete my research project. I recommend this for someone who is completing research in education or other disciplines. The examples are very clear to understand and I appreciate the reference charts at the back of the book.

[Erin McDonnell-Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for its topic. The book used examples to help explain different types of research.

[Patti Irwin · Rating 1 out of 5]

It may be due to my advancing age and I don’t absorb info as well as I used to but this was the hardest slog and most frustrating textbook I’ve ever had to deal with and that includes incredibly badly written and highly abstract literary theory. I usually quite line getting current on latest trends in research in education but this defeated me.

[Darca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely helpful as I created a reaearch project.

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful.

[Jessica]

If you're into educational research, this is the book for you.
If you're like me and it's required reading for class, I'm sorry! Good Luck!

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[Ronald J. Pauleus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting book on research. It went in depth and showed me how thoroughly research must be.

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The humor was oddly placed at times, but a great insight into educational research.

[David Guerra · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are doing any kind of Higher Ed Research, please start here.

[Meshari · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[McKenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think a lot of the low reviews of this textbook are more related to the dryness of its topic than to any flaws in the writing. Learning about quantiative and qualitative research is just frankly not that interesting, but I appreciated the authors' attempts to acknowledge that the subject matter can be boring, and the descriptions were usually clear and useful. I will probably refer back to this book while writing my thesis, so it has been helpful.

[Erica Marcus · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is mind-numblingly dull and I wish I didn't have to read it. However, if I had any interest in conducting my own experiments, this book seems to offer the background knowledge I need to get started.

[Tanesha]

Qualitative vs quantitative research. Samples, variables, coefficients, types of research, etc.

[Brooke · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book was ok, but I would not recommend it for people who have not taken Research Methods or stats at the college level before.

[Fahmibo · Rating 1 out of 5]

how to read this book? i cant understand how to read

[Iram]

it is really a good book.

[Lee Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yay.

[Tan Hokcuan]

I think this book really helpful for those as researcher.

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[ADNAN JAN · Rating 4 out of 5]

its too much easy and have good ideas about reserch

[Shawn Bird]

Whew! What a slog!

[M. Shipley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read most of it for my class. It is a really great source for anyone planning a dissertation or thesis. I plan to use it extensively when/if I get to may dissertation....

[Muhammad Ajmal · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is the very good book

[Rizza Mae · Rating 5 out of 5]

participatory study

[Kiran Fatima · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love it

[Wahyu Nugroho]

the correlational metthod