How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e

Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

Nature of Educational Research

Chapter Outline

Some Examples of Educational Concerns

Why Research is of Value

Ways of Knowing

Sensory Experience
Agreement with Others
Expert Opinion
Logic
The Scientific Method

Types of Research

Experimental Research
Correlational Research
Causal-Comparative Research
Survey Research

Ethnographic Research

Historical Research

Action Research

All Have Value

General Research Types

Descriptive Studies
Associational Research
Intervention Studies
Quantitative Versus Qualitative Research
Meta-Analysis

Critical Analysis of Research

A Brief Overview of the Research Process

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