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A practical, step-by-step core research text that balances coverage of qualitative, quantitative and combined methods this text offers a truly balanced, inclusive, and integrated overview of the processes involved in educational research. It first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. Direct guidance on reading research is offered throughout, and features provide opportunities for practice. Examples are drawn from a broad range of fields, including program evaluation, multicultural research, counseling, school psychology, and learning and cognition.
Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approachesby R. Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen offers a comprehensive, easily digestible introduction to research methods. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, including how to read and critically evaluate published research and how to write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own. The Seventh Edition maintains the features that made this book a best-seller, including attention-grabbing chapter-opening vignettes, lively examples that engage reader interest, a conversational and friendly writing style, and more. With the support of this highly readable text, readers will transform into critical consumers and users of research.
This book is a brief and practical text designed to allay anxiety about quantitative research. The authors introduce readers to the nature of research and science, and then present the meaning of concepts and research problems as they dispel notions that quantitative research is too difficult, too theoretical, and not practical. Concrete examples and illustrations emphasize conceptual understanding and the practical utility of quantitative methods while teaching strategies and techniques for developing original research hypotheses. This edition includes suggestions for empirical investigation and features a new section on self-determination theory, examples from the latest research, a concluding chapter illustrating the practical applications of quantitative research, and more. This accessible Primer is perfect for students and researchers who want a quick understanding of the process of scientific inquiry and who want to learn how to effectively create and test ideas.
This user-friendly guide helps students get started on--and complete--a successful doctoral dissertation proposal by accessibly explaining the process and breaking it down into manageable steps. Steven R. Terrell demonstrates how to write each chapter of the proposal, including the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions and hypotheses; literature review; and detailed plan for data collection and analysis. End-of-chapter exercises serve as building blocks for developing a full draft of an original proposal. Numerous case study examples are drawn from across the social, behavioral, and health science disciplines. Appendices present an exemplary proposal written three ways to encompass quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods designs. "Let's Start Writing" exercises leading up to a complete proposal draft. Case study examples from education, psychology, health sciences, business, and information systems.
Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training offers an in-depth description of key terms and concepts related to different themes, issues, and trends in educational leadership, counseling, and technology integration in modern universities and organizations worldwide. This three volume work serves as an exhaustive compendium of expertise, research, skills, and experiences. Authors with a background in education, leadership, counseling, management, human resource development, or adult education have helped to encourage the education and training of potential leaders with this scholarly work.
One of the most widely read books in educational leadership, Educational Administration uses a systems perspective to synthesize the relevant theory and research on organizational behavior and focuses on understanding and applying theory to solve problems of practice. With each new edition, the latest research and theory are incorporated into the analysis of teaching, learning, and leading. Educational Administration helps future administrators understand the content and context of schools, remember key ideas and principles, and apply and practice those principles as they lead.
This book takes on six core areas of school leadership--organizational vision; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; school and external community; school climate and culture; equity; and improvement, innovation, and reform. Using a case learning approach, it introduces salient theoretical and empirical literature in each core area and provides illustrative cases designed for individual and group analysis. Featured Cases direct readers toward the issues of practice embedded within the theoretical content area, Linkage to relevant Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) standards ground each chapter in the latest guidelines, Discussion Questions foster reflection of content and practical applications, & Leadership Activities and Web-Based Resources support leaders in making further connections to practice.
'Leading in a Culture of Change' describes the key dimensions of leadership that are crucial in times of change. This innovative guide helps readers master the five components of change leadership--moral purpose, understanding change, building relationships, creating and sharing knowledge, and creating coherence--and mobilize others to accomplish shared goals in often difficult conditions. This edition is grounded in the various forms and interpretations of successful change and includes more precise definitions of the core competencies of change, contemporary case studies of their development and practical application, and increased guidance on their effective use through new concrete examples. Learn to: Integrate proven, time-tested methods of education reform and the most current insights in leadership and organizational change. Develop and implement positive, sustained systematic change strategies in any organization. Increase performance, optimize learning, and improve leadership Understand the key principles of leading change through specific, real-world examples. Embrace a morally-grounded process of effective organizational change.