TY - BOOK AU - Gall,Meredith D. AU - Gall,Joyce P AU - Borg,Walter R TI - Educational research: an introduction SN - 0321081897 AV - LB1028 .G342 2003 PY - 2003///] CY - Boston PB - Allyn and Bacon KW - Education KW - Research KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Part I: Introduction. The nature of educational research; -- Part II: Planning a research study. Developing a research proposal; -- Ethical, legal, and human relations issues in education research; -- Reviewing the literature; -- Part III: Research methods. Statistical techniques; -- Selecting a sample; -- Collecting research data with tests and self-report measures; -- Collecting research data with questionnaires and interviews; -- Collecting research data through observation and content analysis; -- Part IV: Quantitative research design. Nonexperimental research: descriptive and causal-comparative designs; -- Nonexperimental research: correlational designs; -- Experimental research : Designs, Part 1; -- Experimental research : Designs, Part 2; -- Part V: Approaches to qualitative research. Case study research; -- Qualitative research traditions; -- Historical research; -- Part VI: Applications of research. Evaluation research; -- Action research ER -