Educational research : an introduction / Meredith D. Gall, Joyce P. Gall, Walter R. Borg

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