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Educational Research: Fundamental Principles and Methods
For courses in Introduction to Research Methods (Educational Research).
Accessible, contemporary, and thoughtfulEducational Research educates students to become intelligent consumers of educational research and introduces basic research principles to those who may eventually use research in their work. Principles for conducting research and criteria for evaluating its overall credibility are presented in a concise manner, with numerous excerpts from published studies to enable students to learn to read, understand, and evaluate research and to judge the usefulness of the findings for educational practice. The text facilitates student learning with the inclusion of chapter objectives, roadmaps and concept maps, study questions, consumer tips, more than 175 examples from published articles, several full-length articles, and author reflections.
A non-technical, engaging, and conversational resource which enhances understanding of, and a positive attitude toward research, this book emphasizes how to conduct research and includes a concise presentation of information, comprehensive summary of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods designs, and extensive use of excerpts from published studies. The 8th Edition has been fully revised and includes a new chapter on qualitative data analysis, a new chapter on writing research proposals, new research articles excerpts, and more.
Extend learning beyond the classroom Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook that students can purchase on their own or you can assign for your course. It lets students read, highlight, and take notes all in one place. The mobile app lets students learn on the go, offline or online. Creating a course allows you to schedule readings, view reading analytics, and share your own notes with students, motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. Learn more about Pearson eText.
A Learning Management System (LMS)-Compatible Assessment Bank provides instructors with a streamlined way to import, assign, and grade quizzes, application exercises, and chapter tests in Blackboard Learn™, Canvas™, Brightspace® by D2L®, and Moodle.
Accessible, contemporary, and thoughtfulEducational Research educates students to become intelligent consumers of educational research and introduces basic research principles to those who may eventually use research in their work. Principles for conducting research and criteria for evaluating its overall credibility are presented in a concise manner, with numerous excerpts from published studies to enable students to learn to read, understand, and evaluate research and to judge the usefulness of the findings for educational practice. The text facilitates student learning with the inclusion of chapter objectives, roadmaps and concept maps, study questions, consumer tips, more than 175 examples from published articles, several full-length articles, and author reflections.
A non-technical, engaging, and conversational resource which enhances understanding of, and a positive attitude toward research, this book emphasizes how to conduct research and includes a concise presentation of information, comprehensive summary of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods designs, and extensive use of excerpts from published studies. The 8th Edition has been fully revised and includes a new chapter on qualitative data analysis, a new chapter on writing research proposals, new research articles excerpts, and more.
Extend learning beyond the classroom Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook that students can purchase on their own or you can assign for your course. It lets students read, highlight, and take notes all in one place. The mobile app lets students learn on the go, offline or online. Creating a course allows you to schedule readings, view reading analytics, and share your own notes with students, motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. Learn more about Pearson eText.
A Learning Management System (LMS)-Compatible Assessment Bank provides instructors with a streamlined way to import, assign, and grade quizzes, application exercises, and chapter tests in Blackboard Learn™, Canvas™, Brightspace® by D2L®, and Moodle.
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Published January 20, 2021
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February 19, 2023
Two things can be true:
1. This is the most information I have learned from a textbook, ever. It was valuable, I’m appreciative, and I was fond of the learning process. At times this read very very well.
2. There were grammar mistakes, which I felt shouldn’t exist on a digital copy that took advantage of said digital medium and eliminated page numbers completely for the sake of quick revisions (another annoyance). There was such a vast amount of front-loading, where chapters 1-9 were exceptionally long and detailed, but some of the later chapters were 1/5 the length of the previous ones. By chapter 13, the only meaningful notes I was really taking were “same thing here, see chapter 3 list about x” it felt like it sort of fizzled out. The most applicable-to-end-user chapter was Chapter 15, and so much of the information from the previous chapters REALLY didn’t apply to Action Research, so it felt like perhaps way too much time was spent on these endless lists of qualifications and criteria and breakdowns for it to amount to significant for the intended audience. Amazing information, but if this author was aware that this was the most applicable chapter to his key audience (teachers/practitioner-researchers) then how is it possible that all of Action Research, spare an errant definition here or there, would be condensed into the second-to-last chapter and negate so much of the hours of information I’ve already learned?
Again, I actually enjoyed this textbook, but these points are too annoying to ignore. It is well-written, but gosh, I’m annoyed right now.
1. This is the most information I have learned from a textbook, ever. It was valuable, I’m appreciative, and I was fond of the learning process. At times this read very very well.
2. There were grammar mistakes, which I felt shouldn’t exist on a digital copy that took advantage of said digital medium and eliminated page numbers completely for the sake of quick revisions (another annoyance). There was such a vast amount of front-loading, where chapters 1-9 were exceptionally long and detailed, but some of the later chapters were 1/5 the length of the previous ones. By chapter 13, the only meaningful notes I was really taking were “same thing here, see chapter 3 list about x” it felt like it sort of fizzled out. The most applicable-to-end-user chapter was Chapter 15, and so much of the information from the previous chapters REALLY didn’t apply to Action Research, so it felt like perhaps way too much time was spent on these endless lists of qualifications and criteria and breakdowns for it to amount to significant for the intended audience. Amazing information, but if this author was aware that this was the most applicable chapter to his key audience (teachers/practitioner-researchers) then how is it possible that all of Action Research, spare an errant definition here or there, would be condensed into the second-to-last chapter and negate so much of the hours of information I’ve already learned?
Again, I actually enjoyed this textbook, but these points are too annoying to ignore. It is well-written, but gosh, I’m annoyed right now.
August 4, 2025
Used this textbook to help me complete my ER753 course of my masters program at Emporia State university. I read “qualitative” and “quantitative” so much that I started to confuse the two. Anyways, I couldn’t have completed my action research project without it, or this class, to begin with so it’s getting 2 stars 🙃
May 22, 2024
This textbook made me hate research. I just felt like it was the driest textbook I ever had to read for a class. I would be lying if I say that I didn’t walk away learning something though, so I guess that’s a plus from it.
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