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Suggested Titles
The following is a sample of titles from our catalog.
Evidence Matters by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780815798187Publication Date:Opinions about education programs and practices are offered frequently—by children, parents, teachers, and policymakers. Credible studies of the impact of programs on the performance of children are far less frequent. Researchers use a variety of tools to determine their impact and efficacy, including sample surveys, narrative studies, and exploratory research. However, randomized field trials, which are commonly used in other disciplines, are rarely employed to measure the impact of education practice.
Improving Student Learning by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0585136106Publication Date:The state of America’s schools is a major concern of policymakers, educators, and parents, and new programs and ideas are constantly proposed to improve it. Yet few of these programs and ideas are based on strong research about students and teachers—about learning and teaching.
The Politics of Inquiry by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781441603708Publication Date:In The Politics of Inquiry, Benjamin Baez and Deron Boyles critique recent trends in education research to argue against the culture of science.
Research Methods in Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0203224345Publication Date:The authors have thoroughly updated the fourth edition and included more text on current developments in research practice, action research, developments in ICT, questionnaire design, ethnographic research, conducting needs analysis, constructing and using tests, observational methods, reliability and validity, ethical issues, and curriculum research.
Scientific Research in Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 030950953XPublication Date:Scientific Research in Education describes the similarities and differences between scientific inquiry in education and scientific inquiry in other fields and disciplines and provides a number of examples to illustrate these ideas. Its main argument is that all scientific endeavors share a common set of principles, and that each field—including education research—develops a specialization that accounts for the particulars of what is being studied.
Theory and Method in Higher Education Research by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781781906835Publication Date:Theory and Method in Higher Education Research contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education.
What Does Good Education Research Look Like? by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780335228478Publication Date:Explains the debates around education research: Is it high quality? Is it scientific enough? And, is it useful? This book shows how research in education must meet different demands in different places, times, and conditions.
Write It! by Call Number: 808.02 B225w2ISBN: 1563086891Publication Date:Leading students step-by-step through the research process required for writing term papers, this guide covers everything from reading for background information and keywords and applying advanced search techniques to evaluating information and developing a thesis statement.
