"Conducting Educational Research is geared to help students understand and apply the most important principles of scholarly investigation. Now in its 6th edition, this research textbook includes updates such as a completely rewritten Chapter 12, a chapter devoted to statistical research without having to use the expensive program SPSS. The text has been revised throughout to include recent technological advances, simpler exercises, and visual elements to help the student understand the research process"-- Provided by publisher.

Part 1: Introducion.The role of research -- Part 2: Fundamental steps of research. Selecting a problem ; Reviewing the literature ; Identifying and labeling variables ; Constructing hypotheses and meta-analyses ; Constructing operational definitions of variables -- Part 3: Types of research. Applying design criteria: internal and external validity ; Experimental research designs ; Correlational and causal-comparative studies ; Identifying and describing procedures for observation and measurement ; Constructing and using questionnaires, interview schedules, and survey research -- Part 4: Concluding steps of research. Carrying out statistical analyses ; Writing a research report -- Part 5: Additional approached. Conducting evaluation studies ; Qualitative research: concepts and analyses ; Action research -- Part 6: The "consumer" of research. Analyzing and critiquing a research study -- Part 7: Appendixes. Appendix A. Tables ; Appendix B. Worksheets for performing statistical tests.